A Boolean Dilemma: True or False Aneurysm?

Authors :: Holtackers RJ
Ter Bekke RMA
Bijvoet GP
Gommers S
Chiribiri A
Lorusso R
Source :: JACC. Case reports [JACC Case Rep] 2020 Dec 23; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 112-116. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 23 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: A feared complication of acute myocardial infarction is the formation of a cardiac pseudoaneurysm. We report a case of a gargantuan, arrhythmogenic left-ventricular pseudoaneurysm with contradictory morphological characteristics. The integrative use of high-resolution 3-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography proved essential for the diagnostic discrimination and successful therapeutic intervention. ( Level of Difficulty: Advanced. ).<br />Competing Interests: Mr. Holtackers has been supported by a HS-BAFTA fellowship from the Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM). All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.<br /> (© 2021 The Authors.)