Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm causing myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accident

J Emerg Med. 2005 May;28(4):431-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.12.013.

Abstract

Although post-infarction mortality is most often due to ventricular dysrhythmias, the non-dysrhythmic causes of post-myocardial infarction death present a potential dilemma to the clinician. Non-dysrhythmic hemodynamic complications include cardiogenic shock, left ventricular free wall rupture, rupture of the interventricular septum, papillary muscle rupture, left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, and acute stroke. We present a rare case of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm presenting with altered mental status, ultimately suspected to have caused the thromboembolic complications of acute myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accident.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / complications*
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Heart Aneurysm / complications*
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
  • Stroke / etiology*