Left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm is a potentially life threatening condition with
an estimated one-year mortality as high as 30–45% [
[1]
]. Historically the only option for repair has been open surgery. However, given that
pseudoaneurysms usually develop in the setting of a cardiac insult, open surgery may
be high risk. New percutaneous options to repair these defects have recently been
described as an alternative [
[2]
].Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: January 24, 2022
Accepted:
November 13,
2021
Received:
October 26,
2021
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Crown Copyright © 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). All rights reserved.
