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Covered rupture of the free left ventricular wall or “only” thrombus in a true aneurysm?

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Complications after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) concerning the wall structure may be a true aneurysm, intramyocardial dissection, rupture of the free left ventricular wall covered by pericardium or formation of pseudoaneurysm. Differentiation between these complications of AMI may be difficult as shown by the following case report but is of paramount importance because of the different management.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine—Cardiology, University of Leipzig—Heart Center, Strümpellstr. 39, 04289, Leipzig, Germany

    Ulrike Müller MD, Ingo Eitel MD, Gerhard Schuler MD & Holger Thiele MD

  2. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig—Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany

    Stefan Nitzsche MD & Matthias Gutberlet MD

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Müller, U., Nitzsche, S., Eitel, I. et al. Covered rupture of the free left ventricular wall or “only” thrombus in a true aneurysm?. Clin Res Cardiol 97, 843–845 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-008-0696-z

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