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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Unusual case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.
Valerio AlaimoGiovanni FazioA RotoloFarinella MGian Franco CiaramitaroNovo GiuseppinaMassimo MidiriSalvatore NovoAssennato PasqualeSalvatore Evolasubject
Malemedicine.medical_specialtyventricular pseudoaneurysmFistulaHeart VentriclesPhysical examinationChest painPseudoaneurysmAneurysmInternal medicinemedicineHumansMyocardial infarctionCardiac Surgical ProceduresHeart AneurysmAgedmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryLeft ventricular pseudoaneurysmElectrocardiography in myocardial infarctionGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseSettore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato Cardiovascolaremedicine.anatomical_structureCardiologyRadiologymedicine.symptomCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessTomography X-Ray ComputedAneurysm FalseArterydescription
A 71 year-old man with a history of previous anterior myocardial infarction, triple coronary artery bypass graft and left ventricular (LV) aneurysmectomy was admitted to the cardiology unit for chest pain. Physical examination showed a pulsing mass in the left chest wall. Cardiac multislice computed tomography showed a rare case of LV pseudoaneurysm (6.3 x 6 x 10 cm) communicating by a fistulous trait (1 cm) with the left anterior chest wall (C7-C8), creating a subfascial mass (7.1 x 3.6 cm).
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2008-12-18 | Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society |