Left Ventricular Postinfarction Pseudoaneurysm: Diagnostic Advantages of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

J Cardiovasc Echogr. 2017 Apr-Jun;27(2):74-76. doi: 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_49_16.

Abstract

We present a case of posterior left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, a rare but potentially lethal complication of inferior acute myocardial infarction. The clinical findings and the customary, noninvasive diagnostic methods used are illustrated. Particularly, the most evident display obtained by the employment of three-dimensional echocardiography in comparison to those supplied by two-dimensional ultrasonic method was illustrated.

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; conventional diagnostic methods; left ventricular pseudoaneurysm; three-dimensional echocardiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports