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J Korean Soc Echocardiogr. 1998 Jul;6(1):89-94. Korean.
Published online July 31, 1998.  https://doi.org/10.4250/jkse.1998.6.1.89
Copyright © 1998 Korean Society of Echocardiography
A Case of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Detected by Transesophageal Echocardiography
Kwang Seog Kim, Hyun Il Kim, Min Sup Eum, Yong Leul Oh, Han Jin Kwon, Ho Cho, Hyun Cheol Kwak, In Jae Kim and Jeong Sik Park
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Radiology, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, in which a ventricular free wall rupture is locally contained by adherent pericardium, is a rare complication of myocardial infarction. Compared w'th a true left ventricular aneunsm, a pseudoaneurysm has a greater propensity to sudden rupture, with catastrophic sequelae. Pseudoaneurysm may be surgically curable, a prompt and accurate diagnosis is thus essential. Transthoracic echocardiography has been the procedure of choice in the diagnosis of pseu- doaneurysm. Transesophageal echocardiography can provide more accurate information than transthoracic echocardiography for the evaluation of ventricular pseudoaneurysm located in posterior and inferior wall. We experienced a case of pseudoaneurysm of left ventricle in a 75-year-old female who presented with dyspnea. A large pseudoaneurysm of left ventricle vith narrow neck was de- tected by transesophageal echocardiography.

Keywords: Left ventricle; Pseudoaneurysm; Transesophageal echocardiography

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