Arq Bras Cardiol: Imagem cardiovasc. 2021; 34(2): eabc136
Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm in a Diabetic Patient without Clinical Acute Coronary Syndrome
DOI: 10.47593/2675-312X/20213402eabc136
Introduction
Left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm consists of a free wall rupture contained by the adjacent pericardium. It is a severe pathology with high morbidity and mortality and usually a complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Its clinical status may be nonspecific; in some situations, the patient is asymptomatic, which may hinder the diagnosis.– Surgical correction is the treatment of choice due to the high risk of rupture and cardiac tamponade.,
This is a case report of an asymptomatic diabetes mellitus (DM) patient with a previous history of kidney transplantation and immunosuppression who had an incidental diagnosis of LV pseudoaneurysm.
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Keywords: Aneurysm, false; Diabetes mellitus; Echocardiography
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