An uncommon presentation of a cardiac pseudoaneurysm
Biswas, A.; Wilson, J.; Mukherjee, D.
Indian Heart Journal 62(4): 361-362
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-4832 PMID: 21280483 Document Number: 647286
Cardiac pseudoaneurysms are more likely than true aneurysms to rupture causing sudden death. Although pseudoaneurysms are typically managed surgically, medical management is reasonable in certain scenarios. We present the case of a sixty-four-year-old gentleman with an unusual initial presentation of left ventricular free wall rupture, which was treated medically. We stress the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiography over ventriculography in diagnosing such lesions.