Prolonged survival of a patient with left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following myocardial infarction and mitral valve replacement.
We present the case of a patient with left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following acute myocardial infarction. Survival for 2 years following diagnosis, despite the large size of the aneurysm, and subsequent management with cardiac transplantation represent unusual and interesting aspects of this complication of myocardial infarction.
Fazia
R B
RB
Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Lewis
J F
JF
Mills
R M
RM
Normann
S
S
Conti
C R
CR
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*