Giant pseudoaneurysm masquerading as large pericardial effusion in a patient with old myocardial infarction

Pericardial effusions are common in patients with anterior myocardial infarction and resolve slowly after it. The diagnosis is generally established via echocardiography. However, a persistent, large pericardial effusion after the myocardial infarction may mask a more hazardous complication: pseudoa...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2021-02, Vol.38 (2), p.363-364
Main Authors: Sonsöz, Mehmet Rasih, Dervis, Emir, Kahveci, Gökhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cardiac MRI
echocardiography
myocardial infarction
pericardial effusion
pseudoaneurysm
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Summary:Pericardial effusions are common in patients with anterior myocardial infarction and resolve slowly after it. The diagnosis is generally established via echocardiography. However, a persistent, large pericardial effusion after the myocardial infarction may mask a more hazardous complication: pseudoaneurysm. Herein, we report a young gentleman presenting with dyspnea who had myocardial infarction and was misdiagnosed with large pericardial effusion.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/echo.14972