title: Prolonged survival of a patient with left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following myocardial infarction and mitral valve replacement.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Fazia
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Normann
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Conti
mesh_terms: 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*