title: Comprehensive assessment of left ventricular pseudo-aneurysms with magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: In a small number of patients, myocardial infarction, trauma, infection or cardiac surgery are complicated by incomplete wall rupture and pseudo-aneurysm formation. We describe the advances made in the non-invasive assessment of this condition with the introduction of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and discuss the value of specific MRI techniques for comprehensive structural and functional cardiac assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Smedema
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bekkers
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Snoep
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002470:Cell Survival; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000502:physiology; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000150:complications; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis