Seudoaneurisma posquirúrgico del tracto de salida ventricular derecho / Postsurgical pseudoaneurysm of the right ventricular outflow tract
Rev. esp. cardiol. (Ed. impr.)
; 58(3): 313-315, mar. 2005. ilus
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in Es
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-037181
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: ES1.1 - BNCS
RESUMEN
El seudoaneurisma cardíaco es una rotura cardíaca contenida, potencialmente letal si no se corrige. Su incidencia en niños es muy rara y ha sido descrita en relación con la cirugía del tracto de salida ventricular derecho. Presentamos un caso diagnosticado 20 meses después de la reparación completa de una tetralogía de Fallot con arteria coronaria única. Los hallazgos ecocardiográficos fueron confirmados en la ventriculografía derecha y el seudoaneurisma corregido urgentemente sin complicaciones. Queremos resaltar la trascendencia del diagnóstico de sospecha en enfermos con frecuencia asintomáticos
ABSTRACT
Cardiac pseudoaneurysm, a sealed rupture of the heart, is potentially fatal if not repaired surgically. The incidence in children is low, and it has been described in connection with surgery involving the right ventricular out flow tract. We describe a case diagnosed 20 months after complete repair of Tetralogy of Fallot with a single coronary artery. The diagnosis was made with two-dimensional echocardiography and confirmed with right ventriculography. The pseudo-aneurysm was corrected by emergency surgery without complications. We emphasize the importance of a high index of suspicion of this entity in these patients, who are often asymptomatic
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Tetralogy of Fallot
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Aneurysm, False
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Heart Aneurysm
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. esp. cardiol. (Ed. impr.)
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Virgen del Rocío/España