Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Complicated With Very Late Rupture 5 Years After Myocardial Infarction

Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Complicated With Very Late Rupture 5 Years After Myocardial Infarction

This is a case of a chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after inferior myocardial infarction that remained clinically silent for 5 years before presenting with sudden rupture, leading to hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade. We discuss the importance of surveillance for left ventricular pseudoa...

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Main Authors: Khalid Al Saidi, MD, Shahbaz A. Malik, MD, Arif Albulushi, MD, Michael Moulton, MD, Yiannis S. Chatzizisis, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
computed tomography
echocardiography
left ventricle
myocardial infarction
tamponade
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084919303122

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