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An Unusual Case of a Giant Pseudoaneurysm Formation after Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Ozer Necla,
Aksoy Hakan,
Hazırolan Tuncay,
Tulumen Erol,
Deveci Onur Sinan,
Okutucu Sercan,
Abacı Adnan,
Özdoğan Mehmet Emin,
Özmen Ferhan
Publication year - 2010
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/j.1540-8175.2010.01172.x
Subject(s) - myocardial infarction , pseudoaneurysm , complication , medicine , cardiology , electrocardiography in myocardial infarction , heart rupture , radiology
In the era of early and invasive therapeutic approaches, myocardial rupture has become an uncommon complication of myocardial infarction. We report an uncommon complication following inferior myocardial infarction with both left ventricular and right ventricular rupture and subsequent communication via a shared pseudoaneurysm. (Echocardiography 2010;27:E83‐E86)