ORCID
0009-0006-2396-8964 (Jafar), 0009-0000-8820-2050 (Valle)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
DOI
10.1016/j.crmic.2025.100120
Publication Title
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine: Interesting Cases
Volume
10
Pages
100120
Abstract
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVPA) is a rare, life-threatening complication that may arise after cardiac surgery, myocardial infarctions, or infective endocarditis. We present a case of a 55-year-old woman with complex surgical history and prior infective endocarditis who developed an incidental LVPA. Due to lack of surgical repair options, a percutaneous approach was pursued using a post-infarct ventricular septal defect device (PIVSD) under guidance of fluoroscopy and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) guidance with successful exclusion of LVPA. This case highlights the utility of multimodal imaging in the percutaneous management of complex left ventricular lesions.
Rights
© 2025 The Authors.
This is an open access article under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License.
Data Availability
Article states: "No data was used for the research described in this article."
Original Publication Citation
Jafar, O., Valle, N., Bahniwal, R., & Summers, M. (2025). Percutaneous closure of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm using a post-infarct VSD Device guided by intracardiac echocardiography. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine: Interesting Cases, 10, Article 100120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmic.2025.100120
Repository Citation
Jafar, O., Valle, N., Bahniwal, R., & Summers, M. (2025). Percutaneous closure of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm using a post-infarct VSD Device guided by intracardiac echocardiography. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine: Interesting Cases, 10, Article 100120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmic.2025.100120
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