ABSTRACT
Left ventricular free wall rupture is a dramatic but not always fatal complication from myocardial acute infarction. However, if proper diagnosis is delayed, surgical treatment may be compromised. The authors report a case of large pseudoaneurysm in left ventricular inferior wall diagnosed on angiography study.
Subject(s)
Aneurysm, False/complications , Myocardial Infarction/etiology , Aged , Aneurysm, False/diagnosis , Cardiac Tamponade/etiology , Coronary Restenosis/diagnostic imaging , Fatal Outcome , Female , Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction/etiology , Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging , Humans , RadiographyABSTRACT
A ruptura da parede livre do ventrículo esquerdo é uma dramática, porém nem sempre fatal complicação do infarto agudo do miocárdio. No entanto, se o diagnóstico correto for retardado, o tratamento cirúrgico pode ser comprometido. Os autores relatam um caso de volumoso pseudo-aneurisma de parede inferior de ventrículo esquerdo diagnosticado ao estudo angiográfico.
Left ventricular free wall rupture is a dramatic but not always fatal complication from myocardial acute infarction. However, if proper diagnosis is delayed, surgical treatment may be compromised. The authors report a case of large pseudoaneurysm in left ventricular inferior wall diagnosed on angiography study.