[False aneurysm of the left ventricle. A sometimes late finding]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1998 Jun;91(6):765-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm is a rare complication of myocardial infarction, usually of the inferior wall. It is generally a sudden event due to rupture of the heart which is contained by the pericardium. The outcome is usually rapidly fatal by secondary rupture or adiastole. The authors report a case of pseudo-aneurysm of the left ventricle measuring 3.5 cm in diameter observed following a small inferior wall myocardial infraction in a diabetic patient with a history of inferior wall myocardial infarction 38 years previously. This case is interesting because of the silent character of the pseudo-aneurysm, very probably complicating the previous infarct.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnosis
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Heart Aneurysm / etiology
  • Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / diagnosis
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications
  • Recurrence