Right ventricular pseudoaneurysm as a complication of endomyocardial biopsy after heart transplantation

A C Rodrigues; A de Vylder; F Wellens; J Bartunek; B De Bruyne

doi:10.1378/chest.107.2.566

Right ventricular pseudoaneurysm as a complication of endomyocardial biopsy after heart transplantation

Chest. 1995 Feb;107(2):566-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.107.2.566.

Authors

A C Rodrigues¹, A de Vylder, F Wellens, J Bartunek, B De Bruyne

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Center, O.L.V. Ziekenhuis, Aalst, Belgium.

PMID: 7842797
DOI: 10.1378/chest.107.2.566

Abstract

A case of right ventricular pseudoaneurysm occurring 8 days after orthotopic heart transplantation as a result of routine right ventricular biopsy is reported herein. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a complication.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, False / etiology*
Biopsy, Needle / adverse effects*
Endocardium / pathology*
Female
Heart Aneurysm / etiology*
Heart Transplantation*
Heart Ventricles / injuries
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardium / pathology*
Wounds, Penetrating / etiology