An Unusual Case of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Pseudoaneurysm

Abdul Elah H Assi; Ramin Tabibiazar; Pranali R Dave; Richard J Shemin; Asim M Rafique

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.08.048

An Unusual Case of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Pseudoaneurysm

JACC Case Rep. 2022 Nov 3:6:101670. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.08.048. eCollection 2023 Jan 18.

Authors

Abdul Elah H Assi¹, Ramin Tabibiazar¹, Pranali R Dave¹, Richard J Shemin¹, Asim M Rafique¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Santa Monica, California, USA.

Abstract

Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition with a wide range of causes and various clinical outcomes. The causes range from infections, trauma to the chest wall, and iatrogenic origins. We present a unique case of idiopathic LVOT pseudoaneurysm in a patient with no obvious clinical risk factors. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: CT, computed tomography; LVOT, left ventricular outflow tract; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography; VSD, ventricular septal defect; aneurysm; false aneurysm; left ventricular outflow tract; pseudoaneurysm.