Dissecting intramyocardial hematoma masquerading as a pseudoaneurysm of left ventricular free wall: an unusual case of myocardial rupture.
This report presents a case of left ventricular intramyocardial dissection masquerading as a ventricular pseudoaneurysm. Only serial echocardiograms could lead to the correct diagnosis, and left ventricular angiography could appropriately direct further testing and treatment.
Carcagnì
Addolorata
A
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Campus Biomedico University, Rome, Italy. a.carcagni@unicampus.it
Nusca
Annunziata
A
Covino
Elvio
E
Chello
Massimo
M
D'Ambrosio
Andrea
A
Patti
Giuseppe
G
Di Sciascio
Germano
G
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male