Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Following Surgical Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect in an Infant

Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Jun;40(5):1097-1100. doi: 10.1007/s00246-019-02119-x. Epub 2019 May 9.

Abstract

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LV-PSA) is a rare complication following cardiac surgery, let alone in the pediatric population. Other known causes of LV-PSA are trauma, percutaneous cardiac intervention, and infections. This report describes the development of LV-PSA following surgical repair of ventricular septal defect (VSD) and coarctation of aorta (CoA) in an infant.

Keywords: Infant; Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm; MTHFR gene mutation; VSD repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aortic Coarctation / surgery
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male