[A case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with severe cardiac failure and premature ventricular beats].
A surgically successful case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm 10 years after an acute myocardial infarction was reported. A 63-year-old man had an acute inferior myocardial infarction 10 years ago. Recently congestive heart failure and premature ventricular beats developed. He was diagnosed as a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm by echocardiogram, CT scan, and left ventriculogram. After the operation, the symptoms diminished and improvement of left ventricular function was observed. A brief review of the literature is given.
Nakmura
M
M
Kazui
T
T
Takagi
N
N
Harada
H
H
Yokoyama
H
H
Okamoto
F
F
Komatsu
S
S
D005117:Cardiac Complexes, Premature / Q000150:complications*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged