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Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: An unexpected finding
A left ventricle pseudoaneurysm (LV PSA) is defined as a free wall rupture of the left ventricle contained by the adjacent pericardial tissue. This rare complication is most commonly encountered following myocardial infarction, trauma, or infection. Surgery is typically warranted to avoid progressio...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7770450/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33384752 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.12.028 |
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description | A left ventricle pseudoaneurysm (LV PSA) is defined as a free wall rupture of the left ventricle contained by the adjacent pericardial tissue. This rare complication is most commonly encountered following myocardial infarction, trauma, or infection. Surgery is typically warranted to avoid progression to spontaneous rupture, which may potentially lead to cardiac tamponade and death. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is the modality of choice to characterize left ventricle morphology and function. Accurate distinction between a pseudoaneurysm and a true aneurysm is crucial, since management and prognosis are significantly different between these 2 entities. We present a case of a 63-year-old male heart transplant recipient, admitted for suspicion of acute cellular rejection, with an unexpected finding of a LV PSA. |
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spelling | pubmed-77704502020-12-30 Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: An unexpected finding Sitta, Juliana Howard, Candace M. Radiol Case Rep Case Report A left ventricle pseudoaneurysm (LV PSA) is defined as a free wall rupture of the left ventricle contained by the adjacent pericardial tissue. This rare complication is most commonly encountered following myocardial infarction, trauma, or infection. Surgery is typically warranted to avoid progression to spontaneous rupture, which may potentially lead to cardiac tamponade and death. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is the modality of choice to characterize left ventricle morphology and function. Accurate distinction between a pseudoaneurysm and a true aneurysm is crucial, since management and prognosis are significantly different between these 2 entities. We present a case of a 63-year-old male heart transplant recipient, admitted for suspicion of acute cellular rejection, with an unexpected finding of a LV PSA. Elsevier 2020-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7770450/ /pubmed/33384752 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.12.028 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Sitta, Juliana Howard, Candace M. Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: An unexpected finding |
title | Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: An unexpected finding |
title_full | Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: An unexpected finding |
title_fullStr | Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: An unexpected finding |
title_full_unstemmed | Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: An unexpected finding |
title_short | Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: An unexpected finding |
title_sort | left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: an unexpected finding |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7770450/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33384752 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.12.028 |
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