Left Ventricular Contained Rupture: True or Pseudoaneurysm?

Abstract

Acute myocardial infarction leading to left ventricular wall rupture is a very lethal complication with the risk of sudden cardiac death. Such contained rupture presents as aneurysmal dilatation of ventricular wall on echocardiography. A false aneurysm is bound by the pericardium without any myocardial tissue and true aneurysm is a bulging of scarred myocardium. Pseudoaneurysm with contained rupture sealed by pericardium needs early surgical intervention. Here, the authors present similar case mimicking as pseudoaneurysm on echocardiography, but it was found out to be true aneurysm as surgical finding.

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“…In its very first year, the journal published two high profile issues addressing several topics in the subject category. The topics covered several aspects of cardiac critical care including multivalvular disease in Indian subcontinent, 1 technique of three-dimensional (3D) printing using noninvasive approach, 2 Left Ventricular Rupture, 3 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, 4 etc., besides publishing a special issue on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) with topics ranging from significance of ECMO on poisoning, 5 and a special article from Dr. Conrad on the journey and evolution of the ECMO technique. 6 Several abstracts, displayed during the 2018 South West Asia Chapter of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (SWAC ELSO) conference in New Delhi, were published in the special issue (►Fig.…”

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“…In its very first year, the journal published two high profile issues addressing several topics in the subject category. The topics covered several aspects of cardiac critical care including multivalvular disease in Indian subcontinent, 1 technique of three-dimensional (3D) printing using noninvasive approach, 2 Left Ventricular Rupture, 3 Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, 4 etc., besides publishing a special issue on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) with topics ranging from significance of ECMO on poisoning, 5 and a special article from Dr. Conrad on the journey and evolution of the ECMO technique. 6 Several abstracts, displayed during the 2018 South West Asia Chapter of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (SWAC ELSO) conference in New Delhi, were published in the special issue (►Fig.…”