Nathaniel C, Lane S, Palma R, Scheinerman S J, Missri J C
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hoffman Heart Institute of Connecticut, Hartford 06105, USA.
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1996 May;38(1):83-6. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199605)38:1<83::AID-CCD19>3.0.CO;2-T.
We describe a case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with subepicardial dissection onto the left atrial wall, mimicking a smooth left atrial mass, causing partial obliteration of the left atrial cavity. This patient presented with a transient ischemic attack, most likely resulting from a thromboembolic episode to the brain. Emergent surgery was successfully performed and the patient is doing well at 1-year follow-up, with no signs of left atrial compression by transthoracic echocardiography.
