A case of subepicardial aneurysm in the left ventricle after acute myocardial infarction.
- Author:
Young Jin YOUN
1
;
Jun Won LEE
;
Seong Yoon KIM
;
Kyoung Hoon LEE
;
Jang Young KIM
;
Kyung Hoon CHOE
;
Woo Cheol KWON
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Departments of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. kimjy@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Heart aneurysm;
Heart rupture, Myocardial infarction
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aneurysm;
Diagnostic Imaging;
Echocardiography;
Female;
Heart Aneurysm;
Heart Ventricles;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Myocardial Infarction;
Myocardium;
Neck;
Rupture
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;77(Suppl 1):S73-S76
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A subepicardial aneurysm is a rare, life-threatening complication of acute myocardial infarction. Clinical and pathologic features include abrupt interruption of the myocardium, a narrow neck, and a propensity for progression to sudden transmural rupture. Echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography are diagnostic imaging tools used for identifying subepicardial aneurysms after acute myocardial infarction. Surgical repair is thought to be the best treatment modality for this type of aneurysm. Here, we report a case of a 72-year-old woman with subepicardial aneurysm of the left ventricle after acute myocardial infarction. She was treated using surgical repair without complications.
