title: Post-myocardial infarction giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm presenting with severe heart failure.
abstract: Left ventricle (LV) pseudoaneurysm is a late mechanical complication of myocardial infarction. A giant LV pseudoaneurysm is a rare presentation. We report a case of giant LV pseudoaneurysm in a post-MI patient who presented with gross congestive heart failure. The patient had a successful surgical repair of the aneurysm and had a favorable 3-mo outcome. The imaging modality and surgical treatment of the pseudoaneurysm are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Alok Kumar, Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijayvergiya
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Sandeep S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Harkant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Goverdhan D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Manphool
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singhal