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"Mushroom cloud": a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after a myocardial infarction due to myocardial bridging – a case report

Authors: Renata Gomes, Maria João Andrade, Miguel Santos, Sónia Lima, Raquel A Gouveia, Manuel M Ferreira, José Aniceto Silva

Published in: Cardiovascular Ultrasound | Issue 1/2009

Abstract

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is an uncommon complication after transmural myocardial infarction, occurring when a free wall rupture is contained by adhesions of the overlying pericardium preventing acute tamponade. In this report, an unusual case of a 61 year-old male with a giant apical left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after an unnoticed myocardial infarction is presented. On coronary angiogram myocardial bridging of the distal left anterior descending artery was judged to be the infarct related lesion. The echocardiographic diagnosis allowed for a timely surgical intervention which resulted in the patient's full recovery.

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Title: "Mushroom cloud": a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after a myocardial infarction due to myocardial bridging – a case report
Authors: Renata Gomes
Maria João Andrade
Miguel Santos
Sónia Lima
Raquel A Gouveia
Manuel M Ferreira
José Aniceto Silva
Publication date: 01-12-2009
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Cardiovascular Ultrasound / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1476-7120
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-7120-7-36

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