A ballooning heart-giant left ventricular apical pseudoaneurysm presenting as congestive heart failure

J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2014 Jul;38(1):78-80. doi: 10.1007/s11239-014-1054-9.

Abstract

Left ventricular (LV) pseudo aneurysm is a contained rupture of ventricular wall by adherent pericardium or scar tissue. We present a case of a 70 year-old male presented with exertional dyspnea for 2 months and found to have giant LV pseudo aneurysm on transthoracic echocardiogram, cardiac MRI and angiogram. To our knowledge such a large pseudo aneurysm involving LV apex and presenting as congestive heart failure is the first case in literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / pathology*
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Failure / pathology*
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male