TY - JOUR
T1 - Tamponade by an expanding left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
T2 - A unique presentation
AU - Mahesh, Balakrishnan
AU - Ong, Ping
AU - Kutty, Ramesh
AU - Abu-Omar, Yasir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2015/10/23
Y1 - 2015/10/23
N2 - Left ventricular free wall rupture secondary to myocardial infarction is an uncommon but catastrophic event requiring emergency surgery. We describe a unique presentation of left ventricular free wall rupture as delayed tamponade caused by a gradually expanding pseudoaneurysm compressing the left atrium, leading to pulmonary congestion that required increasing respiratory support to maintain oxygenation, and necessitated emergency surgery. We discuss the options available to treat pseudoaneurysms due to left ventricular free wall rupture.
AB - Left ventricular free wall rupture secondary to myocardial infarction is an uncommon but catastrophic event requiring emergency surgery. We describe a unique presentation of left ventricular free wall rupture as delayed tamponade caused by a gradually expanding pseudoaneurysm compressing the left atrium, leading to pulmonary congestion that required increasing respiratory support to maintain oxygenation, and necessitated emergency surgery. We discuss the options available to treat pseudoaneurysms due to left ventricular free wall rupture.
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U2 - 10.1177/0218492314530135
DO - 10.1177/0218492314530135
M3 - Article
C2 - 24692597
AN - SCOPUS:84942106322
SN - 0218-4923
VL - 23
SP - 976
EP - 978
JO - Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
JF - Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
IS - 8
ER -