title: CT imaging of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with a contained rupture/pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: This is a CT imaging study of a 63-year-old female who presented to our center with ST segment elevation MI and was found to have life threatening post-MI ventricular septal defect with associated pseudoaneurysm, which was detected on cardiac CTA. The patient refused surgical management and had a successful percutaneous VSD repair.
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Chirag
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States. Electronic address: maverickmedico1985@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sunny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacobi
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Love
authors.affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanz
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
keywords: Cardiac CT; Percutaneous VSD repair; Post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect; Pseudoaneurysm