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Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular free wall caused by tumor
1Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Laboratories, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, The University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Abstract:
Ventricular pseudoaneurysms occur as complications of myocardial infarction, cardiac operations, trauma, and infective endocarditis. The process involves rupture of the ventricular wall where a structural weakness exists and containment of the blood by the pericardium. Although various malignancies may invade the heart, a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle caused by tumor has not been reported.