The Cardiology
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A Giant Unruptured Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Followed by a Silent Myocardial Infarction
Hatice Selcuk, MD , MD. Omac Tufekc?oglu , MD. M. Timur Selcuk , MD. Ozcan Ozeke , MD. Orhan Maden and MD. Sule Korkmaz
Page: 163-165 | Received 21 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022
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Abstract
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare and potentially fatal complication of myocardial infarction. We report a case of a unruptured giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a 72-year-old woman possibly after a silent myocardial infarction. The patient admitted to our clinic for progressive dyspnea and anginal pain for 7 years. Echocardiography showed a giant (7x11 cm sized) pseudoaneurysm with thrombus in the internal wall. This case illustrates that a silent myocardial infarction could well be followed by pseudoaneurysm development and underlines the diagnostic value of transthoracic echocardiography.
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Hatice Selcuk, MD , MD. Omac Tufekc?oglu , MD. M. Timur Selcuk , MD. Ozcan Ozeke , MD. Orhan Maden and MD. Sule Korkmaz . A Giant Unruptured Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Followed by a Silent Myocardial Infarction.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/tcard.2005.163.165
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