Abstract

ABRAHAM-AGUIRRE, Juana Martha; PINILLA-ALBARRACIN, Diego Fernando  and  BUSTAMANTE-CASTRO, Julián Andrés. Anesthetic management during surgery for left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. Rev. mex. anestesiol. [online]. 2022, vol.45, n.1, pp.60-64.  Epub June 13, 2022. ISSN 0484-7903.  https://doi.org/10.35366/102904.

The anesthetic behavior of a case of chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm secondary to a complication of transmural myocardial infarction, a rare and almost always fatal complication, is reported. This report describes the case of a 60-year-old woman with acute heart failure, this is a consequence of a heart attack that occurred 5 months ago, which generated the complication of which we refer. Perioperative anesthetic management was achieved by focusing on maintaining a stable blood pressure to ensure cerebral perfusion and reduce the risk of complete rupture of the aneurysm into the mediastinal space.

Keywords : Pseudoaneurysm; false aneurysm; left ventricular aneurysm; myocardial infarction; anesthetic management..