RESUMEN
We present a case of a 61-year-old female who, after undergoing frozen elephant trunk surgery, was found to have an unexpected left ventricular pseudoaneurysm on transthoracic echocardiogram. The pseudoaneurysm was caused by the left ventricular vent catheter constantly impinging the LV wall of the beating heart during surgery. Contrast echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography (CT) imaging confirmed the diagnosis and served for follow-up demonstrating the narrow neck and outpouching structure on the apical lateral wall. The patient remains asymptomatic two years after the operation and is being followed up with echocardiography and CT imaging.
Asunto(s)
Aneurisma Falso , Aneurisma Falso/diagnóstico , Aorta Torácica/diagnóstico por imagen , Aorta Torácica/cirugía , Ecocardiografía , Femenino , Ventrículos Cardíacos/diagnóstico por imagen , Ventrículos Cardíacos/patología , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos XRESUMEN
We present the case of a 34-year-old female who was admitted to our hospital due to community-acquired pneumonia and had a transthoracic echocardiogram which revealed an aneurysm of the membranous interventricular septum. This was further investigated with a transesophageal echocardiogram which showed in detail the anatomical features of this very rare condition.