Abstract
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVPSA) is a rare complication following myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, infection, and chest trauma, and recently it has also been described as a complication of a transapical access site for cardiac procedures (such as transapical aortic valve replacement or transapical mitral valve procedures). It is caused by a free wall rupture contained by an adherent pericardium, not leading to an immediate hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade.
However, the risk of a fatal rupture remains high.