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April 1, 1977Annals of Internal Medicine

Pseudoaneurysm of the Left Ventricle: an Unusual Echocardiographic Presentation

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Population

1 patient with a previous left ventricular aneurysmectomy presenting with a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm…

Comparison

Surgical intervention (in literature review) vs No surgery (in literature review)

Design

Case_report

Authors

KDKenneth H. DavidsonRochester General Hospital

Discussion

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Implication

Supports surgical consideration to avert rupture; leaves open optimal selection and timing pending higher-level data.

Structured PICO

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Population
1 patient with a previous left ventricular aneurysmectomy presenting with a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, and a literature review of 67 cases of histologically proven left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (most occurring after myocardial infarction and cardiac surgery).
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Intervention
Surgical intervention (in literature review)
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Comparator
No surgery (in literature review)
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Outcome
Clinical outcomes including surgical success and death from rupturehard clinical

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysms can present with unusual echocardiographic findings and carry a high risk of fatal rupture if not surgically treated.

Cite This Study

Kenneth H. Davidson (1977) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ffdc09b5ec1a88046f4c7https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-86-4-430

Topics

Echocardiography
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