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Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm complicating a ruptured isolated congenital diverticulum |
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| Authors: | Liang Fang MD Chao Xue MD Ying Zhao MD PhD Zhaoying Wen MD PhD Michael Henein MSc PhD FESC |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Ultrasound, South Hospital District of Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China;2. Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;3. Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;4. Deaprtment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden |
| Abstract: | We report a case of 41-year-old woman who presented with chest tightness and shortness of breath. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) showed left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm of the inferior wall with preserved LV systolic function. Coronary angiogram was normal. Surgical repair of the pseudoaneurysm with a pericardial patch was performed, and pathological results confirmed rupture of an isolated congenital LV diverticulum, as the most likely etiology. |
| Keywords: | diverticulum left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm |