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(Circulation. 1963;28:427.)
© 1963 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Pseudoaneurysm of the Heart

Report of a Case and Review of Literature

CLYDE O. HURST M.D.¹; GERALD FINE M.D.¹; JOHN W. KEYES M.D.¹

¹ From the Department of Pathology and Division of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.

A case is reported of coronary atherosclerosis leading to myocardial infarction of the left ventricle and rupture of the left lateral posterior wall with limitation of the hemorrhage by fibrotic parietal pericardium. Formation of the false aneurysm allowed the patient to survive 5 years and 10 months after it was clinically recognized.

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