Cardiac pseudoaneurysms: a clinical case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Case summary

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.

Discussion

Cardiac pseudoaneurysms are rare and important to diagnose in a timely

SUBMITTER: Alexander G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10783806 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature