Abstract
We describe the successful management of a rare case regarding an adult Caucasian who developed a left inferior ventricular pseudoaneurysm as a consequence of an influenza A virus infection of the upper respiratory tract followed by acute myocardiopericarditis. The cardiovascular features of this case illustrate the importance of raising a sufficient clinical index of suspicion for this common, but potentially lethal, entity.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
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Aneurysm, False / etiology*
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Aneurysm, False / surgery*
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Coronary Artery Bypass
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Echocardiography, Doppler
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Electrocardiography
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Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis
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Heart Aneurysm / etiology*
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Heart Aneurysm / surgery*
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Humans
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Influenza A virus*
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Influenza, Human / complications*
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Influenza, Human / diagnosis
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocarditis / diagnosis
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Myocarditis / etiology*
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Pericarditis / diagnosis
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Pericarditis / etiology*