Pseudo-aneurysm of left ventricle presenting as non-resolving chronic pericardial effusion.
Left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm is a variation of left ventricular free wall rupture, in which collection of blood occurs in pericardial sac, through ventricular wall defect. In pseudo-aneurysm, blood from defect does not fill the entire pericardial sac. Instead, because of adhesions between ventricular wall and the sac, escaping blood is isolated to a localised area between wall and pericardium. Here a case of ventricular pseudo-aneurysm of late onset which behaved as non-resolving pericardial effusion is presented.
Bhardwaj
Rajeev
R
Department of Cardiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.
Kandoria
Arvind
A
Sood
Arvind
A
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis