title: [Giant left ventricular postinfarction pseudoaneurysm - an echocardiographic case report].
abstract: We present a rare case of a 71-year-old man who had myocardial infarction 9 years ago. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed presence of a large pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular (LV) apex and anterior wall with thrombus. The diagnosis of LV pseudoaneurysm was confirmed by electrocardiography - gated multidetector computed tomography. The patient did not consent for surgery and remained on pharmacological treatment.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Kardiologiczny, Szpital im. J. Strusia, ul. Szkolna 8/12, 61-833 Poznań. irejed@wp.pl
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jedliński
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duszyńska
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojna
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Angerer
authors.forename: Kajetan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poprawski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male