False Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta with Perforation into the Right Ventricle Presenting as Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction

False Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta with Perforation into the Right Ventricle Presenting as Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction

The authors describe the case of a 76-year-old woman who presented with acute inferior myocardial infarction 8 years after prosthetic aortic valve replacement. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization revealed a false aneurysm of the ascending aorta with fistulous communication to the right vent...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiology in review 2003-03, Vol.11 (2), p.104-107
Hauptverfasser: NEUMAYER, ULRIKE, FABENDER, DIETER, SCHMIDT, HENNING K
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aneurysm, False - complications
Aneurysm, False - diagnosis
Aneurysm, Ruptured - diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm - complications
Aortic Aneurysm - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Heart Ventricles - pathology
Humans
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:The authors describe the case of a 76-year-old woman who presented with acute inferior myocardial infarction 8 years after prosthetic aortic valve replacement. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization revealed a false aneurysm of the ascending aorta with fistulous communication to the right ventricle. The right coronary artery originated from the false aneurysm with no antegrade perfusion.
ISSN:1061-5377
1538-4683
DOI:10.1097/01.CRD.0000032553.82961.65