Pseudoaneurysm--a treatable form of cardiac rupture

Pseudoaneurysm is an unusual complication of myocardial infarction. Although its pathogenesis is known, the course of the condition is obscure. The diagnosis is usually made post-mortally. We present a case of a pseudoaneurysm following a myocardial infarction, diagnosed at a routine polyclinical echocardiographic examination in a patient who at the time of diagnosis was free of symptoms. The patient was successfully operated upon.