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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
; 35(3)2022 08 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35575384
ABSTRACT
A 46-year-old male patient presented with cardiac decompensation due to a giant left ventricular aneurysm combined with a severely reduced left ventricular function after a silent myocardial infarction. Left ventricular unloading was performed with a microaxial pump as a bridge to surgery. Myocardial function in the basal segments was preserved and surgical ventricular reconstruction was performed successfully.