An uncommon false aneurysm of the left ventricle

M Zimarino; L Rey; N Acciai; L Cappelletti

An uncommon false aneurysm of the left ventricle

G Ital Cardiol. 1998 Mar;28(3):292-3.

Authors

M Zimarino¹, L Rey, N Acciai, L Cappelletti

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale R. Calai, Gualdo Tadino, PG.

PMID: 9561885

Abstract

An 83-year-old woman with previous closed transventricular commissurotomy was admitted for congestive heart failure. Echocardiogram and angiography demonstrated a mitral restenosis and a large-mouthed false aneurysm of the left ventricle.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False / physiopathology*
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology*