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Giant pseudoaneurysm masquerading as large pericardial effusion in a patient with old myocardial infarction.

Mehmet Rasih SonsözEmir DervisGökhan Kahveci
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)
Pericardial effusions are common in patients with anterior myocardial infarction and resolve slowly after it. The diagnosis is generally established via echocardiography. However, a persistent, large pericardial effusion after the myocardial infarction may mask a more hazardous complication: pseudoaneurysm. Herein, we report a young gentleman presenting with dyspnea who had myocardial infarction and was misdiagnosed with large pericardial effusion.
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