Unusual Case of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

Giuseppina Novo; Massimo Midiri; Giovanni Fazio; Valerio Alaimo; Salvatore Evola; Antonino Rotolo; Michele Farinella; Gian Franco Ciaramitaro; Salvatore Novo; Pasquale Assennato

doi:10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0402

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Unusual Case of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

Giuseppina Novo, Massimo Midiri, Giovanni Fazio, Valerio Alaimo, Salvatore Evola, Antonino Rotolo, Michele Farinella, Gian Franco Ciaramitaro, Salvatore Novo, Pasquale Assennato

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Keywords: Aneurysm, Computed tomography, Myocardial infarction

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2009 Volume 73 Issue 5 Pages 974-975

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0402

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Abstract

A 71 year-old man with a history of previous anterior myocardial infarction, triple coronary artery bypass graft and left ventricular (LV) aneurysmectomy was admitted to the cardiology unit for chest pain. Physical examination showed a pulsing mass in the left chest wall. Cardiac multislice computed tomography showed a rare case of LV pseudoaneurysm (6.3×6×10 cm) communicating by a fistulous trait (1 cm) with the left anterior chest wall (C7-C8), creating a subfascial mass (7.1×3.6 cm). (Circ J 2009; 73: 974 - 975)

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