Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm associated with septal ventricular rupture following myocardial infarction

Emanuele Catena; Fabiola Sozzi; Salvatore Trunfio; Elisa Montrasio; Sandra Nonini; Giuseppe Tarelli

doi:10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832fcd58

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm associated with septal ventricular rupture following myocardial infarction

Emanuele Catena, Fabiola Sozzi, Salvatore Trunfio, Elisa Montrasio, Sandra Nonini, Giuseppe Tarelli

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Abstract

We report a case of anterior left ventricular pseudoaneurysm and associated interventricular septal defect, following myocardial infarction. This report shows an unusual clinical presentation, successful echocardiographic management and surgical findings. Echocardiography appeared to be a useful technique, safe and specific for the diagnosis of a rare complication of myocardial infarction. Early recognition of this rare complication has therapeutic importance because immediate surgical correction is life saving.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-142
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832fcd58
Publication status	Published - Feb 2010

Keywords

Cardiac surgery
Echocardiography
Interventricular septal defect
Intraoperative echocardiography
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial ischemia
Pseudoaneurysm
Transesophageal echocardiography

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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