Giant Left Ventricular (Pseudo?) Aneurysm Complicating Anterior Myocardial Infarction

Raquel Menezes Fernandes, MD; Teresa Mota, MD; Pedro Azevedo, MD; Sandra Cunha, BSc; Dina Bento, MD; Nuno Marques, MD; Nuno Bettencourt, MD, PhD; Salomé Pereira, MD; Ângelo Nobre, MD; Ilídio de Jesus, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Feb 2021)

Giant Left Ventricular (Pseudo?) Aneurysm Complicating Anterior Myocardial Infarction

Raquel Menezes Fernandes, MD,
Teresa Mota, MD,
Pedro Azevedo, MD,
Sandra Cunha, BSc,
Dina Bento, MD,
Nuno Marques, MD,
Nuno Bettencourt, MD, PhD,
Salomé Pereira, MD,
Ângelo Nobre, MD,
Ilídio de Jesus, MD

Affiliations

Raquel Menezes Fernandes, MD: Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center, Faro, Portugal; Address for correspondence: Dr. Raquel Menezes Fernandes, Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve–Hospital de Faro, Rua Leão Penedo, 8000-386 Faro, Portugal.
Teresa Mota, MD: Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center, Faro, Portugal
Pedro Azevedo, MD: Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center, Faro, Portugal
Sandra Cunha, BSc: Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center, Faro, Portugal
Dina Bento, MD: Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center, Faro, Portugal; Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Nuno Marques, MD: Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center, Faro, Portugal; Departamento de Ciências Biomédicas e Medicina, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Nuno Bettencourt, MD, PhD: Hospital Particular do Algarve–Gambelas, Faro, Portugal
Salomé Pereira, MD: Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center, Faro, Portugal
Ângelo Nobre, MD: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal
Ilídio de Jesus, MD: Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Algarve Biomedical Center, Faro, Portugal

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 2
pp. 334 – 338

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The differential diagnosis of true aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms is challenging, and multimodality cardiac imaging is often necessary. We report a case in which the limitations of these techniques are exposed, showing that post-operative evaluation of tissue layers remains the gold standard in establishing this diagnosis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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