Inferior vena cava aneurysm

Sherif E Moustafa; Martina Mookadam; Bijoy K Khandheria; Farouk Mookadam

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2007.05.014

Inferior vena cava aneurysm

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007 Dec;20(12):1418.e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.05.014. Epub 2007 Aug 1.

Authors

Sherif E Moustafa¹, Martina Mookadam, Bijoy K Khandheria, Farouk Mookadam

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

PMID: 17683904
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.05.014

Abstract

An 89-year-old woman presented to the hospital with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive airway disease and congestive heart failure symptoms. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed an incidental inferior vena cava aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Incidental Findings
Ultrasonography
Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging*