title: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication that is reported in less than 0.1% of all patients with myocardial infarction. It is the result of cardiac rupture contained by the pericardium and is characterized by the absence of myocardial tissue in its wall unlike true aneurysm which involves full thickness of the cardiac wall. The clinical presentation of these patients is nonspecific, making the diagnosis challenging. Transthoracic echocardiogram and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging are the noninvasive modalities whereas coronary arteriography and left ventriculography are invasive modalities used for the diagnosis. As this condition is lethal, prompt diagnosis and timely management is vital.
authors.affiliation: Lavanya Alapati, W Randolph Chitwood, John Cahill, Sanjay Mehra, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, NC 27834, United States.
authors.forename: Lavanya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alapati
authors.affiliation: Lavanya Alapati, W Randolph Chitwood, John Cahill, Sanjay Mehra, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, NC 27834, United States.
authors.forename: W Randolph
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Chitwood
authors.affiliation: Lavanya Alapati, W Randolph Chitwood, John Cahill, Sanjay Mehra, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, NC 27834, United States.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cahill
authors.affiliation: Lavanya Alapati, W Randolph Chitwood, John Cahill, Sanjay Mehra, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, NC 27834, United States.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehra
authors.affiliation: Lavanya Alapati, W Randolph Chitwood, John Cahill, Sanjay Mehra, Assad Movahed, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, NC 27834, United States.
authors.forename: Assad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Movahed
keywords: Chest pain; Left ventricular aneurysm; Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm; Myocardial infarction; Transthoracic echocardiogram
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