Spontaneous rupture of left ventricular true aneurysm.
The rupture of left ventricular true aneurysm is a rare event. We report the case of a 52-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with cardiac tamponade that was due to a ruptured left ventricular true aneurysm. An emergency operation was successfully performed to address this rare event.
Chao
Hung-Hsing
HH
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lu
Ming-Jen
MJ
Hung
Chi-Ren
CR
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome