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Chest, Vol 72, 365-367, Copyright © 1977 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Echophonocardiographic diagnosis of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm

PG Mills, JD Rose, BR Brodie, DJ Delaney and E Craige

We report the presence of an unusual systolic murmur associated with a traumatic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. Echophonocardiographic studies showed the murmur to begin at the first heart sound, but end well before the second heart sound. It seems likely that the murmur is caused by the systolic flow of blood from the left ventricle into the relatively noncompliant pseudoaneurysm. The echocardiographic scan of the left ventricle demonstrated a relatively echo-free space posterior to the left ventricular wall, supporting the diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm, which has confirmed with angiographic studies and at surgery. These findings indicate that a combination of noninvasive techniques is useful in establishing this diagnosis.




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