Not an aneurysm but a well-defined collection of blood and CONNECTIVE TISSUE outside the wall of a blood vessel or the heart. It is the containment of a ruptured blood vessel or heart, such as sealing a rupture of the left ventricle. False aneurysm is formed by organized THROMBUS and HEMATOMA in surrounding tissue.
Synonyms: False Aneurysm, Aneurysm, False, Pseudoaneurysms, False Aneurysms, Pseudoaneurysm, Aneurysms, False
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coordinate IM with specific vessel (IM) or precoordinated vascular disease if available (IM) ,93
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D017541
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