Pseudoaneurysm inside of a true aneurysm

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysms and true aneurysms are two possible complications of myocardial infarction. However, while pseudoaneuryms require urgent surgical resection, true aneuryms can often be managed medically, making imperative an accurate diagnosis. The authors describe a case of a delaye...

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Autores principales: Sousa, Pedro, Santos, Walter, Cordeiro, Pedro, Pereira, Salomé, Ferrinha, Rui, Brandão, Victor, Magalhães, Manuel P, Jesus, Ilídio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3639108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23594391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-97
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Sumario:Left ventricular pseudoaneurysms and true aneurysms are two possible complications of myocardial infarction. However, while pseudoaneuryms require urgent surgical resection, true aneuryms can often be managed medically, making imperative an accurate diagnosis. The authors describe a case of a delayed rupture of a true aneurysm that was contained and gave rise to a pseudoaneurysm inside of a true aneurysm. The echocardiography allowed the differential diagnosis for a timely surgical intervention which resulted in the patient’s full recovery.

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