Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm due to embolic myocardial infarction in infective endocarditis: real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation |
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Authors: | Bansal Ramesh C Khazai Bahram Bansal Neeraj Dua Aman |
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Affiliation: | Division of Cardiology Division of Internal Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. rbansal@llu.edu |
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Abstract: | We report a case of a 63-year-old woman who presented with infective endocarditis and developed a pseudoaneurysm (PA) of the left ventricle presumably as a result of an embolic infarct. The diagnosis was made by typical features of PA on tranesophageal echocardiography and color Doppler studies. In addition, three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography showed the narrow neck of the PA. Findings were confirmed at surgery and she was discharged after successful repair. |
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Keywords: | infective endocarditis pseudoaneurysm 3D transesophageal echo |
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