Naslov
Giant apical pseudoaneurysm in the left ventricle as a late complication of Takotsubo syndrome: Not a benign course of the disease

Autori
Lozo Mislav ; Giunio, Lovel ; Mirić, Dino ; Baković Kramarić, Darija ; Bulat, Cristijan ; Batinic, Tonci ; Bradaric, Anteo ; Zanchi, Jaksa ; Borovac, Josip Anđelo

Izvornik
Kardiologia Polska (0022-9032) X (2023); X-X

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prikaz, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
left ventricle ; LV ; pseudoaneurysm ; takotsubo syndrome ; TTS ; takotsubo cardiomyopathy ; complication, late ; rupture ; aneurysmectomy ; surgery ; chest pain ; apical pseudoaneurysm ; aneurysm ;

Sažetak
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVP) is a rare and life-threatening complication that is most often reported after myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery but can also occur after bacterial endocarditis, chest trauma, or myocardial tumor invasion. The LVP develops when a zone of free wall cardiac rupture is contained by the pericardium or scar tissue without myocardial tissue involvement while fatal rupture can be prevented by urgent surgical aneurysmectomy. Patients with LVP treated with surgery have a mortality rate of 23% while those treated medically die in 48% of cases. To the best of our knowledge, LVP as a late complication of Takotsubo syndrome (TS) has not been described in literature while Jaguszewski et al. reported on ventricular rupture as an early complication of TS thus confirming that this entity might not always have a benign course

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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