A false left ventricular aneurysm complicating an inferior myocardial infarction was successfully identified by computerized first-pass radionuclide ventriculography using a multicrystal gamma camera. The aneurysmal chamber exhibited paradoxical systolic expansion, a pattern of contraction confirmed by contrast cineangiography. Because of the propensity of false aneurysms to rupture, early noni...

INTRODUCTION Aneurysms of digital arteries are considered to be rarity. They could be true or false. False aneurysms are usually the result of penetrating trauma, while the causes of development of true aneurysms are various, such as blunt trauma, and rarely atherosclerosis, vasculitis and infection. Also, they can be idiopathic. Reviewing the literature we found 13 cases of previously describe...

OBJECTIVE To determine the morbidity and mortality of surgical treatment of false (anastomotic) aneurysms, we analyzed the results of 158 consecutive surgical procedures for repair of false aneurysms that were detected as a result of a surveillance program after aortic reconstruction with a prosthesis. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of patient data from a vascular registry that included inform...

A 77-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of increased swelling and pain in the left knee and distal thigh. He was unable to extend the knee without severe pain. On examination, the patient had a large pulsatile mass in the left popliteal fossa and distal thigh. Which of the following is the initial diagnostic test of choice for popliteal artery aneurysm? A. ...

False aneurysms of the palmar arteries are rare. They are usually associated with traumatic injuries to the hand vasculature. We present a case of superficial palmar arch aneurysm (SPAA), complicating carpal tunnel decompression which presented as a pulsatile mass at the site of previous surgery. Initial diagnosis was made on clinical examination and confirmed on doppler ultrasound (US) and com...

Amplatzer septal occluder devices (AGA Medical Corporation, Plymouth, MN) have been used in the treatment of saccular and aortic false aneurysms.1,2 We have reservations about the long-term reliability of this approach. A 62-year-old man, who was a heavy smoker and had arteriopathy, was under regular surveillance for chronic obstructive airways disease and bullous emphysema. He had previously u...

Radionuclide ventriculography is an accepted method for diagnosing left ventricular aneurysms, but false-negative studies have been associated with a mural thrombus filling the left ventricular cavity. We describe a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm due to myocardial infarction whose aneurysm scintigraphically "disappeared" from serial radionuclide ventriculograms. This was documented ec...