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Summary
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction. In the present case, an 80-year-old man presenting with a subacute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction was found to have an occluded second obtuse marginal branch of the left circumflex coronary artery. Following the implantation of two drug-eluting stents, the patient developed no-reflow phenomenon. Coronary angiography 6 weeks later revealed persistence of the no-reflow phenomenon. During the left ventriculogram, a massive pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed and the patient successfully underwent emergency surgery. The persistence of no-reflow was likely due to the fact that the myocardial territory supplied by the infarct-related artery was completely necrosed resulting in persistent flow impairment through the vessel.
- interventional cardiology
- ischaemic heart disease
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Contributors Authors contributed as following. Drafting of the manuscript (COS). Revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content (COS, DG, FE). Final approval of the manuscript submitted (all authors).
Competing interests None declared.
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