Giant pseudoaneurysm masquerading as large pericardial effusion in a patient with old myocardial infarction

Sonsöz M. R., Dervis E., Kahveci G.

Echocardiography, vol.38, no.2, pp.363-364, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/echo.14972
  • Journal Name: Echocardiography
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.363-364
  • Keywords: cardiac MRI, echocardiography, myocardial infarction, pericardial effusion, pseudoaneurysm
  • Istanbul Medipol University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Pericardial effusions are common in patients with anterior myocardial infarction and resolve slowly after it. The diagnosis is generally established via echocardiography. However, a persistent, large pericardial effusion after the myocardial infarction may mask a more hazardous complication: pseudoaneurysm. Herein, we report a young gentleman presenting with dyspnea who had myocardial infarction and was misdiagnosed with large pericardial effusion.