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. 2017 Jan;14(1):78-80.
doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2017.01.010.

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm

Hee Hwa Ho  1 , Dasdo Antonius Sinaga  1 , Evelyn Lee  1 , Timothy James Watson  1 , Jimmy Kim Fatt Hon  2
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Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm

Hee Hwa Ho et al. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2017 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Left ventricle; Myocardial infarction; Pseudoaneurysm; Ventriculogram.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. ECG results.
(A): ECG (at presentation) showing q waves in inferior leads; (B): ECG (after hemodynamic collapse) showing ST elevation in inferior leads; (C): coronary angiography of right coronary artery showing distal occlusion; and (D) apical 4 chamber view of echocardiogram showing presence of pericardial effusion, right atrial collapse (denoted by #) and solid layer of material on surface of the heart (denoted by ↑).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Left ventriculogram (left anterior oblique projection) showing presence of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.
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