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Giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following inferior wall myocardial infarction—A case report

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Giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following an inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI) is a rare complication occurring in 0.1 % of cases but is associated with 50 % mortality (Hoey et al. J Emerg Med 28:431–5, 2005). It develops when the Left Ventricular (LV) free wall ruptures following a transmural Myocardial Infarction (MI) and is contained by the adherent pericardium or scar tissue. We describe the management of a patient who had suffered a recent undiagnosed inferior wall MI and then developed a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.

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  1. Department Of CTVS, CTVS Office, Room No 5, 7th Floor,CN Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Pankaj Garg, Palleti Rajashekar & Balram Airan

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Garg, P., Rajashekar, P. & Airan, B. Giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following inferior wall myocardial infarction—A case report. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 29, 131–133 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-013-0196-2

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