Interv Akut Kardiol. 2013;12(3):154-156

Huge left ventricular pseudoaneurysm diagnosed with cardiac computed tomography imaging

Markéta Vančurová¹, Jozef Jakabčin², Andrej Kupec², Jana Bednářová²

¹ Klinika kardiologie a Emergency oddělení urgentního příjmu, Krajská zdravotní a.s. Ústí nad Labem

² Klinika kardiologie, Krajská zdravotní a.s. Ústí nad Labem

Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle is relatively rare complication of myocardial infarction. The risk of the rupture is much higher than

in the true left ventricular aneurysm. The early diagnosis and differentiation of these two clinical comlications is crucial for the best

decision to treat surgically. This text summarises knowledge of the pathogenesis, focusing on the possibility to achieve the true diagnosis

early and noninvasively, including cardiac computed tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance. We present the clinical case of

79-year-old woman with pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle as a late complication of an old myocardial infarction.

Keywords: left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography

Published: May 15, 2013  Show citation