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Left ventricular aneurysmectomy in a young female with pseudoaneurysm of unknown etiology

A left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is formed when there is free wall rupture of the myocardial wall with discontinuity and roof covered by pericardium mural thrombus or fibrous tissue without any myocardium. A left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare and life-threatening event. We report a young 22-...

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Autores principales: Ashraf, Tariq, Aziz, Rashid, Khuwaja, Amin Muhammad, Afaque, Syed Muhammad, Karim, Musa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Heart Association 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7640614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33154902
http://dx.doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1019
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Sumario:A left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is formed when there is free wall rupture of the myocardial wall with discontinuity and roof covered by pericardium mural thrombus or fibrous tissue without any myocardium. A left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare and life-threatening event. We report a young 22-year-old female with unknown etiology of a pseudoaneurysm, who was previously managed as a psychiatric case and for musculoskeletal pain. On subsequent investigation and confirmation with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, aneurysmectomy was done. This is a rare case in a young 22-year-old woman with a ventricular pseudoaneurysm of unknown etiology. Considering the high risk for rupture of a ventricular pseudoaneurysm, surgical resection was mandatory with no complications intra- and post-procedure.