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Giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following acute inferior wall myocardial infarction presenting with acute left ventricular failure: a rare complication.

Authors :
Patra, Soumya
Dhadake, Sateeshchandra M
Agrawal, Navin
CN, Manjunath
Source :
BMJ Case Reports; Aug2013, p1-4, 4p, 6 Black and White Photographs, 1 Graph
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

The article presents a case study of a 50 year old man with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI) who was treated with thrombolytic agent streptokinase. He was taken under coronary angiogram which resulted in the presence of significant stenosis in right coronary artery. The article discusses pseudoaneurysms, ST segment elevation and thrombolysis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1757790X
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
BMJ Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
90148397
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-200270