Author/Authors :
Rasouly Najibullah نويسنده Department of Radiology, French Medical Institute for
Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan , Stanekzai Rahima نويسنده Department of Cardiology, French Medical Institute for
Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan , Hamidi Hidayatullah نويسنده Department of Radiology, French Medical Institute for
Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan , Ahamdzai Rafiullah نويسنده Department of Cardiology, French Medical Institute for
Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan
Abstract :
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare and fatal complication
of myocardial infarction. Patients usually die from hemorrhage;
therefore, urgent surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment. The
most important differential diagnosis for this entity is left
ventricular true aneurysm that could be managed with medical treatment.
The diagnostic work up of left ventricular abnormal outpouching is well
illustrated in the literature; however, less is written about the role
of computed tomography angiography (CTA). Hereby, we present a case of
left ventricular pynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetseudoaneurysm in a 65-year-old woman who suffered from
an ST elevation myocardial infraction six months ago. The
echocardiography and chest CTA examinations revealed formation of a
large aneurysmal cavity posterolateral to the left ventricle with
significant thrombus formation. However, less is written about the role
of computed tomography angiography in the diagnostic work up of left
ventricular pseudoaneurysm. We present the typical features of left
ventricular pseudoaneurysm depicted with CTA.
