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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2006;14:328-330
© 2006 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

CASE STUDIES

Repair of a Giant Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm in a Jehovah’s Witness

Elizabeth O’Flynn, MRCS, Sanjay Purkayastha, MRCS, Thanos Athanasiou, PhD, Roberto Casula, FECTS

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery St. Mary’s Hospital London, United Kingdom

For reprint information contact: Thanos Athanasiou, PhD, Tel: 44 207 886 1147, Fax: 44 207 886 1763, Email: tathan5253{at}aol.com, 70 St. Olaf’s Road, Fulham, London SW6 7DN, United Kingdom

We report the successful surgical management of a giant chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm that developed after an inferior myocardial infarction in a 71-year-old female Jehovah’s Witness. The case presented a highly risky challenge to the surgeon because of the faith’s stance of refusing blood transfusion.






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