Abstract
In a small number of patients, myocardial infarction, trauma, infection or cardiac surgery are complicated by incomplete wall rupture and pseudo-aneurysm formation. We describe the advances made in the non-invasive assessment of this condition with the introduction of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and discuss the value of specific MRI techniques for comprehensive structural and functional cardiac assessment.
MeSH terms
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Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
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Aneurysm, False / etiology
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Blood Flow Velocity
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Cell Survival
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Coronary Vessels / physiology
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Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis*
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Heart Aneurysm / etiology
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Heart Diseases / complications
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Heart Diseases / diagnosis
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Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / complications
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Heart Ventricles
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Regional Blood Flow
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Thrombosis / complications
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Thrombosis / diagnosis