title: Giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm complicating an acute myocardial infarction in patient with previous cardiac surgery: a case report.
abstract: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a nonfrequent complication of acute myocardial infarction. We describe a case of a patient with previous cardiac surgery and recent inferior myocardial infarction, who developed severe congestive heart failure due to a giant pseudoaneurysm of the inferoposterior wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Contuzzi
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gatto
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Patti
authors.forename: Costanza
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goffredo
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
authors.forename: Elvio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Covino
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chello
authors.forename: Germano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Sciascio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents