TY - JOUR AU - Cocchia, Rosangela AU - Iannelli, Gabriele AU - Capone, Valentina AU - Chianese, Salvatore AU - Langella , Giuseppina AU - Ranieri, Brigida AU - Majolo, Massimo AU - Russo, Giuseppe AU - Pilato, Emanuele AU - Mauro, Ciro AU - Bossone, Eduardo PY - 2021/09/24 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Successful surgical repair of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a patient with subacute ST-elevation myocardial infarction JF - Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease JA - Monaldi Arch Chest Dis VL - 92 IS - 2 SE - Cardiology - Case Reports DO - 10.4081/monaldi.2021.2016 UR - https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/2016 SP - AB - <p>We report a successful surgical repair of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a patient with subacute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In the case of expansion of the infarct related ventricular wall, early (within 24 hours) or late (3-5 days after STEMI) cardiac rupture should be always borne in mind in order to proceed to life saving prompt surgical repair.</p> ER -