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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Unusual case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.

Valerio AlaimoGiovanni FazioA RotoloFarinella MGian Franco CiaramitaroNovo GiuseppinaMassimo MidiriSalvatore NovoAssennato PasqualeSalvatore Evola

subject

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 FalseArtery

description

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).

10.1253/circj.cj-08-0402https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19088394