Vol 70, No 1 (2012)
Echokardiogram miesiąca
Published online: 2012-01-20
Giant post−infarction pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle manifesting as severe heart failure
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.79119
Kardiol Pol 2012;70(1):85-87.
Abstract
A 57 year-old female was admitted for chronic heart failure (HF) with NYHA class IV symptoms. Transthoracic echocardiography
revealed ruptured left ventricular (LV) lateral and posterior wall between their basal and middle segments resulting in
giant, round pseudoaneurysm formation with a diameter of 12 cm. Bidirectional flow through a 2.9 cm orifice between the
LV and the pseudoaneurysm cavity was shown. A 12-cm diameter pseudoaneurysm was resected and the orifice was closed
with a Dacron patch. Twelve months after the diagnosis, the patient is in a stable condition with NYHA class II HF symptoms.
Kardiol Pol 2012; 70, 1: 85–87
Kardiol Pol 2012; 70, 1: 85–87
Keywords: pseudoaneurysminfarctionheart failure
