Key result
A patient diagnosed with left ventricular pseudoaneurysm by transthoracic echocardiography passed away within a few hours of presentation, highlighting the high mortality of this complication.
Why the study?
LV pseudoaneurysm is a rare, grave post-myocardial infarction complication with high mortality and nonspecific presentation, making prompt diagnosis challenging and critical.
Design
Case report
Authors
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Maintain vigilance for LV pseudoaneurysm despite nonspecific post-MI symptoms; case reports leave open standardized diagnostic protocols.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the critical importance of prompt diagnosis and management of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, a rare and highly fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction.
Sheikh et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm post myocardial infarction (n=1). Transthoracic echocardiography was evaluated on Mortality. A patient diagnosed with left ventricular pseudoaneurysm by transthoracic echocardiography passed away within a few hours of presentation, highlighting the high mortality of this complication.
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