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Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm complicating a ruptured isolated congenital diverticulum
Author(s) -
Fang Liang,
Xue Chao,
Zhao Ying,
Wen Zhaoying,
Henein Michael
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14685
Subject(s) - pseudoaneurysm , medicine , cardiology , diverticulum (mollusc) , etiology , transthoracic echocardiogram , pathological , transesophageal echocardiogram , radiology , surgery , complication
We report a case of 41‐year‐old woman who presented with chest tightness and shortness of breath. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) showed left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm of the inferior wall with preserved LV systolic function. Coronary angiogram was normal. Surgical repair of the pseudoaneurysm with a pericardial patch was performed, and pathological results confirmed rupture of an isolated congenital LV diverticulum, as the most likely etiology.