Multimodality cardiac imaging of a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
Author(s) -
Elnur Alızade,
Ahmet Güler,
Göksel Açar,
Süleyman Karakoyun,
Ali Metin Esen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jer053
Subject(s) - multimodality , medicine , pseudoaneurysm , cardiac imaging , cardiology , radiology , aneurysm , computer science , world wide web
A 56-year-old male with a history of myocardial infarction (9 years before) was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnoea, cough, and fever. A chest X-ray revealed a rounded opacity silhouetting the left cardiac border ( Panel A ). Transthoracic echocardiography showed a saccular structure with a 4.0 cm neck in the lateral wall of the left ventricle, with an …
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