Differential imaging diagnosis of left ventricular aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm in the course of a myocardial infarct
Ribeiro, A.; Costeira, A.; Fernandes, F.; Simões, A.; Araújo, A.O.; Rodrigues, P.
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia Orgao Oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia 17(6): 535-541
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0870-2551 PMID: 9677831 Document Number: 497873
Differential diagnosis between true and false left ventricular aneurysms is not always easy, despite the use of imaging techniques of great diagnostic accuracy. We report a case in which the distinction between these two situations offers some difficulty. Finally, we review the characteristics of ventricular aneurysms and that of pseudoaneurysms, focusing on the aspects that enable their differentiation.