title: An uncommon presentation of a cardiac pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: Cardiac pseudoaneurysms are more likely than true aneurysms to rupture causing sudden death. Although pseudoaneurysms are typically managed surgically, medical management is reasonable in certain scenarios. We present the case of a sixty-four-year-old gentleman with an unusual initial presentation of left ventricular free wall rupture, which was treated medically. We stress the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiography over ventriculography in diagnosing such lesions.
authors.affiliation: Gill Heart Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. abhibiswas78@gmail.com
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged