Left Atrial Pseudoaneurysm (A Left Atrial Catheter Complication): A Case Report

Abstract

Suture line pseudoaneurysms after cardiac surgery are usually associated with either infection or Marfan's syndrome. We present the first case of a pseudoaneurysm due to left atrial catheter after aortic and mitral valve replacements.

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