Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography demonstrates size and extent of acute left ventricular free wall rupture. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We describe a patient with acute left ventricular wall rupture and pseudoaneurysm formation after myocardial infarction. We review the accuracy of 2-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography for detection of ventricular pseudoaneurysm and describe the use of real-time handheld 3-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography for the assessment of left ventricular rupture location, orifice geometry, and complex intracardiac flow before surgical correction.

publication date

  • May 1, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
  • Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 34247632596

PubMed ID

  • 17484998

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 20

issue

  • 5