Vol 66, No 12 (2008)
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Published online: 2009-01-07
Echocardiogram of the month
Giant left ventricular postinfarction pseudoaneurysm – an echocardiographic case report
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.80677
Kardiol Pol 2008;66(12):1339-1341.
Abstract
We present a rare case of a 71-year-old man who had myocardial infarction 9 years ago. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed presence of a large pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular (LV) apex and anterior wall with thrombus. The diagnosis of LV pseudoaneurysm was confirmed by electrocardiography – gated multidetector computed tomography. The patient did not consent for surgery and remained on pharmacological treatment.
Keywords: left ventricle pseudoaneurysmtransesophageal echocardiographymultidetector computed tomography
