Contained Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture following Myocardial Infarction
Figure 2
(a) A posterior-anterior X-ray of the chest which reveals a space-occupying lesion with clearly defined borders. The lesion is of single consistency without calcification and merges with the lower border of the heart situated at a wide angle to the shadow of the heart, appearing as a mass in the anterior middle mediastinum. (b) Computerized tomography scan reveals a cystic process in the anterior middle mediastinale region with a double layer of fluid, one of which is consistent with blood. The process merges with the left ventricle. (c) CT Frame 205 of the same exam revealed thinning of the posterior lateral wall of the left ventricle with an aneurysm of approximately 50 millimeters, expanding from the left ventricle.
