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Copyright Bentham Science Publishers Ltd Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Found by CT Scan Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. USA *Address correspondence to this the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, North Hospital Tower Room 744, Broad and Vine street, Philadelphia, PA 19105, USA; Tel: 215-925-4385; Fax: 215-925-4386; E-mail: genex/at/nifty.com Received March 6, 2008; Revised March 24, 2008; Accepted March 25, 2008. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/), which permits unrestrictive use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | ||||
Abstract A 62-year-old male with a previous coronary artery bypass grafting underwent CT scan for evaluation of left epigastric pain. Findings showed a large left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, which was subsequently confirmed by left ventriculogram. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully repaired surgically. Keywords: Left ventricular aneurysm, CT scan, catheterization | ||||
