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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:164. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.04.008
Copyright © 2007, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Three-dimensional echocardiography is a useful tool in the diagnosis of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm

Nurcan Arat^a,_*, Nilgun Isksalan Ozbulbul^b

^a Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey
^b Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Radiology, Ankara, Turkey

Received 20 March 2007; received in revised form 4 April 2007; accepted 5 April 2007.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: 9 Cadde, 110 sokak, Vadi 3000 sitesi, No:2-A/24, Birlik Mahallesi, 06400 Ankara, Turkey. Fax: +90 312 362 4502. (Email: aratnurcan@gmail.com).

Key Words: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm • 3D echocardiography • Computerized tomography

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The diagnosis of left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysms is difficult, and for accurate diagnosis, transthoracic echocardiography should be reinforced with other imaging modalities (Figs. 1 and 2 . . . [Full Text of this Article]