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World J Clin Cases. Oct 16, 2014; 2(10): 581-586
Published online Oct 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i10.581
Published online Oct 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i10.581
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm formation: Two cases and review of the literature
Emmanouil Petrou, Vasiliki Vartela, Anna Kostopoulou, Panagiota Georgiadou, George Athanassopoulos, George Karatasakis, Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, GR-17674 Athens, Greece
Irene Mastorakou, Imaging Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, GR-17674 Athens, Greece
Nektarios Kogerakis, Petros Sfyrakis, Third Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation Services, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, GR-17674 Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Petrou E and Vartela V designed and wrote the paper; Kostopoulou A designed the paper; Georgiadou P collected the patients’ clinical data; Mastorakou I performed and assessed the computed tomography images; Kogerakis N and Sfirakis P operated the one of the two patients described; Athanassopoulos G and Karatasakis G first diagnosed the nosological entity described and drafted the manuscript and revised it critically for important intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Emmanouil Petrou, MD, Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, 356 Sygrou Ave., Kallithea, GR-17674 Athens, Greece. emmgpetrou@hotmail.com
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Received: April 17, 2014
Revised: June 21, 2014
Accepted: July 25, 2014
Published online: October 16, 2014
Processing time: 181 Days and 2.4 Hours
Revised: June 21, 2014
Accepted: July 25, 2014
Published online: October 16, 2014
Processing time: 181 Days and 2.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Ventricular wall rupture (LVWR) comprises a complication of acute myocardial infarction. Acute LVWR is a fatal condition, unless the formation of a pseudoaneurysm occurs.