Echocardiographic Findings of Posterior Wall False Aneurysm: Case Report and Review of the Literature

A case of angiographically proven posterolateral left ventricular false aneurysm is presented. The patient underwent successful surgery. The echocardiogram revealed large echo-free spaces behind the posterior wall of the left ventricle, delineated by pericardial echoes and lined internally by extra...

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Published in:Angiology 1979-04, Vol.30 (4), p.284-289
Main Authors: Aintablian, Agop, Hamby, Robert I., Jaffe, Jonathan R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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Aneurysm - diagnosis
Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm - surgery
Echocardiography
Heart Ventricles - pathology
Humans
Male
Radiography, Thoracic
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Summary:A case of angiographically proven posterolateral left ventricular false aneurysm is presented. The patient underwent successful surgery. The echocardiogram revealed large echo-free spaces behind the posterior wall of the left ventricle, delineated by pericardial echoes and lined internally by extra echoes. These echocardiographic findings are consistent with false aneurysm containing a clot. This report indicates that in patients with previous infarction and distorted cardiac silhouette, echo-cardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of true or false ventricular aneurysm.
ISSN:0003-3197
1940-1574
DOI:10.1177/000331977903000410