Aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle

Jamal El Ouazzani; Issam Jandou

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103405

Aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle

Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Feb 24:75:103405. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103405. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

Jamal El Ouazzani¹, Issam Jandou^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Mohammed VI University Hospital Center, 60049, Oujda, Morocco.
² Department of Urology, Ibn-Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco.
³ Laboratory of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco.

Abstract

The severity of myocardial infarction lies in its complications. Certainly, there was a significant decrease in their impact thanks to the improvement of medical care and advent of early reperfusion methods, but there is still a considerable rate of complications that pose diagnostic and therapeutic problems. Among them, there are left ventricular aneurysm and pseudoaneurysm. These two complications are relatively rare, their diagnosis and treatment are often difficult. We have attempted to review the existing literature and discuss the characteristic findings of each entity.

Keywords: Aneurysm of the left ventricle; Echocardiography; Myocardial infarction; Pseudo-aneurysm of the left ventricle.

Publication types

Review