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(Created page with "'''Organ''': Heart '''Description''': The anterior wall of the left ventricle is very thin and is bulging out. The aneurysm contains a large thrombus that has been split into two parts. '''Diagnosis''': Previous myocardial infarct with aneurysm and thrombus '''Causes''': * Previous (chronic) myocardial infarct '''Theory''': In this case did the patient previously have a transmural anterior myocardial infarct. This infarct healed successfully, so the wall is replac...") |
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Aneurysm in the left ventricle can have two dangerous fates. The thin aneurysm wall can rupture, leading to blood leaking out of the ventricle into the pericardial sac, forming a pericardial tamponade that can cause diastolic heart failure. The other fate is what occurred here: thrombosis. However, the thrombus could loosen and cause embolization as well. | Aneurysm in the left ventricle can have two dangerous fates. The thin aneurysm wall can rupture, leading to blood leaking out of the ventricle into the pericardial sac, forming a pericardial tamponade that can cause diastolic heart failure. The other fate is what occurred here: thrombosis. However, the thrombus could loosen and cause embolization as well. | ||
[[File:Post-infarct aneurysm with thrombosis prep.png|center|thumb|Post-infarct aneurysm with thrombosis prep]] | [[File:Post-infarct aneurysm with thrombosis prep.png|center|thumb|Post-infarct aneurysm with thrombosis prep|393x393px]] | ||
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]] | [[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]] |