Is Expanding Heart Always Serious?

Is Expanding Heart Always Serious?

Authors: Jamilah Al Rahimi, Amin Mulji and Omid Salehian

Left Ventricular Pseudo Aneurysm (LVPA) is a rare complication occurs in population that carries the risk. Clinical presentation of a large LVPA can be variable which make the diagnosis challenging. Given the high risk of death in such cases, high clinical suspicion in addition to the use of proper  diagnostic  modality  may  reduce  the  mortality  rate  &  guide  the  management decision.  Echocardiogram  is considered the proper investigation tool to screen, diagnose the presence of LVPA & identify the high-risk feature of rupture. In this review  will present catastrophic  echocardiographic  features  in  unusual  clinical  case  presentation  of  a patient  with  large  LV pseudo  aneurysm  presented  with  ischemic  stroke  & background of diabetes & hypertension.

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