Diagnosing left ventricular aneurysm from pseudo-aneurysm: a case report and a review in literature
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Rupture of the free wall of the left ventricle (LV) is a catastrophic complication occurring in 4% of patients after myocardial infarction (MI) and in 23% of those who die of MI. Rarely the rupture is contained by an adherent pericardium creating a pseudo-aneurys...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/4/1/11 |