Diagnosing left ventricular aneurysm from pseudo-aneurysm: a case report and a review in literature

Rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle (LV) is a catastrophic complication occurring in 4% of patients after myocardial infarction (MI) and in 23% of those who die of MI. Rarely the rupture is contained by an adherent pericardium creating a pseudo-aneurysm. This clinical finding calls for em...

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Autores principales: Zoffoli, Giampaolo, Mangino, Domenico, Venturini, Andrea, Terrini, Alberto, Asta, Angiolino, Zanchettin, Chiara, Polesel, Elvio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2654444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19239694
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-4-11

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2654444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19239694
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-4-11

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