Journal article
Cardiac pseudoaneurysms: a clinical case series
European heart journal : case reports, Vol.8(1), p.ytad636
01/2024
DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad636
PMCID: PMC10783806
PMID: 38213869
Abstract
Cardiac pseudoaneurysms are a potentially life-threatening pathology with a variety of non-specific clinical manifestations. This case series uniquely shares a collection of rare pathologies with differing preceding risk factors and presentations, with an emphasis on the utility of multi-modality imaging in diagnosis and management.
We present three cases of cardiac pseudoaneurysms. Case 1 is a 27-year-old woman with delayed presentation of a traumatic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVP). Case 2 is a 73-year-old man with post-myocardial infarction LVP. Case 3 is a 38-year-old man with left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysm after aortic valve replacement.
Cardiac pseudoaneurysms are rare and important to diagnose in a timely manner. Advances in non-invasive imaging modalities have improved our ability to distinguish pseudoaneurysms from other pathologies, leading to more timely management.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cardiac pseudoaneurysms: a clinical case series
- Creators
- Grace Alexander - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USAMahi L Ashwath - Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- European heart journal : case reports, Vol.8(1), p.ytad636
- DOI
- 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad636
- PMID
- 38213869
- PMCID
- PMC10783806
- NLM abbreviation
- Eur Heart J Case Rep
- eISSN
- 2514-2119
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984544953002771
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