Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after acute influenza A myocardiopericarditis.
We describe the successful management of a rare case regarding an adult Caucasian who developed a left inferior ventricular pseudoaneurysm as a consequence of an influenza A virus infection of the upper respiratory tract followed by acute myocardiopericarditis. The cardiovascular features of this case illustrate the importance of raising a sufficient clinical index of suspicion for this common, but potentially lethal, entity.
Agnino
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Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Emergency and Transplantation, University of Bari School of Medicine, Bari, Italy. aalfonso_2001@yahoo.fr
Schena
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Ferlan
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De Luca Tupputi Schinosa
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D000208:Acute Disease; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*