Key result
Post-MI LV pseudoaneurysm is linked to ~3-fold higher in-hospital mortality than true aneurysm.
Why the study?
The clinical characteristics, imaging findings, and outcomes of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVPA) after myocardial infarction were not comprehensively described at a large scale.
Meta-Analysis (n=21,472)
Absolute Event Rate: 13.8% vs 4.7%
Associated excess mortality in post-MI LVPA warrants diagnostic vigilance; leaves open prospective studies to guide interventions.
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Çakır et al. (2012) conducted a meta-analysis in Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm and left ventricular aneurysm post-myocardial infarction (n=21,472). Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVPA) vs. Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) was evaluated on Hospital mortality. Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after myocardial infarction was associated with a hospital mortality rate of 13.8%, which was nearly three times higher than the 4.7% observed in patients with true left ventricular aneurysms.
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