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Int J Angiol 2011; 20(2): 107-110
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1279681
CASE REPORT

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Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Complicating Inferior Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report

Refik Erdim1 , Ozlem Yildirimturk1 , Bulent Polat2 , Saide Aytekin1 , Cemsid Demiroglu1 , Vedat Aytekin1
  • 1Department of Cardiology, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Publication Date:
03 June 2011 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Acquired pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle is a very rare disorder and mostly occurs after large transmural myocardial infarction (MI) with peak creatine phosphokinase-MB levels greater than 150 IU/mL. Patients developing left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm usually present with angina or heart failure symptoms. Although different imaging modalities exist, coronary angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis. Surgery is the treatment of choice for LV pseudoaneurysms detected in the first months after MI. Here we report the case of a 74-year-old woman who presented with a relatively small inferior MI due to right coronary artery occlusion and complicated by LV pseudoaneurysm.

KEYWORDS

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm - myocardial infarction - surgery

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Refik ErdimM.D. F.E.S.C. 

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