Visualization of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with panoramic transesophageal echocardiography

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1994 Mar-Apr;7(2):174-8. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80124-7.

Abstract

The diagnosis and precise delineation of a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle have important implications regarding surgical planning and operative repair. A 68-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with the incidental finding of a large pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle 6 months after a St. Jude mitral valve replacement performed for partial papillary muscle rupture after an acute myocardial infarction. Panoramic transesophageal echocardiography provided a full depiction of the left ventricle and the adjoining pseudoaneurysm, enhancing the preoperative evaluation of the extent of the defect. A successful repair was undertaken with a pericardial patch.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Aneurysm / etiology
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve
  • Myocardial Infarction / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Time Factors