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October 13, 2006Cardiology in Review

Differentiating True Versus Pseudo Left Ventricular Aneurysm

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Population

Patients with suspected left ventricular aneurysm

Design

Case_report

Authors

MCMichael N. ChoSMSameer K. MehtaTata Main HospitalSMSusan MatuleviciusSouthwestern Medical Center

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Implication

Emphasizes imaging vigilance to avert rupture; leaves open prospective validation of diagnostic criteria.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Patients with suspected left ventricular aneurysm
I
Intervention
Cardiac imaging modalities
O
Outcome
Differentiation between true and pseudo left ventricular aneurysm

Accurate differentiation between true and pseudo left ventricular aneurysms using cardiac imaging is crucial due to the high risk of rupture and death associated with pseudoaneurysms.

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Cho et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72eb884d7225e13a154a4dhttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.crd.0000233756.66532.45

Topics

Echocardiography
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  3. 3True versus False Left Ventricular Aneurysm: Differentiation with MR Imaging—Initial Experience2005 · 157 citations
  4. 4Two-dimensional echocardiographic recognition of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.1980 · 176 citations
  5. 5True and false left ventricular aneurysms. Propensity for the altter to rupture.1975 · 294 citations