Unusual case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm

Circ J. 2009 May;73(5):974-5. doi: 10.1253/circj.cj-08-0402. Epub 2008 Dec 16.

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 x 6 x 10 cm) communicating by a fistulous trait (1 cm) with the left anterior chest wall (C7-C8), creating a subfascial mass (7.1 x 3.6 cm).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Fistula / diagnosis*
  • Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Fistula / surgery
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Aneurysm / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed