Missed Diagnosis of Unruptured, Huge Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

We report a case of a huge left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following myocardial infarction. Early after myocardial infarction, the pseudoaneurysm was missed during the cardiac examination. The patient underwent coronary bypass surgery with endoaneurysmorraphy of the pseudoaneurysm, and made a satisf...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2003-01, Vol.20 (1), p.75-76
Main Authors: Akgun, Serdar, Keser, Nurgül, Yildirim, Tekin, Arsan, Sinan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aneurysm, False - diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False - surgery
Diagnostic Errors
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Heart Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Heart Aneurysm - surgery
Heart Ventricles
Humans
left ventricle
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - complications
pseudoaneurysm
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Summary:We report a case of a huge left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following myocardial infarction. Early after myocardial infarction, the pseudoaneurysm was missed during the cardiac examination. The patient underwent coronary bypass surgery with endoaneurysmorraphy of the pseudoaneurysm, and made a satisfactory recovery. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 20, January 2003)
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.00011.x