title: Ventricular pseudoaneurysm after subacute myocardial infarction.
abstract: A 55-year-old woman with a blank cardiac history was admitted in a regional hospital because of acute left sided heart failure. Initial evaluation showed a subacute inferior wall myocardial infarction with preserved left ventricular function and moderately severe mitral regurgitation. Before referral, coronary angiography was performed. Ventriculography revealed a posterior pseudoaneurysm that was missed initially. Fortunately she survived two almost fatal episodes of cardiac asthma in that hospital. After the diagnosis was made, she was sent to our tertiary care hospital, where she was urgently and successfully operated. A short review, with emphasis on diagnosing left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of cardiology, University Hospital Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands. b.bekkers@cardio.azm.nl
authors.forename: Sebastiaan C A M
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bekkers
authors.forename: Rob A P
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Borghans
authors.forename: Emile C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Cheriex
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004418:Dyspnea, Paroxysmal / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*