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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Aneurysm, False

Preferred term

Aneurysm, False  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • False Aneurysm
  • Pseudoaneurysm
  • Pseudoaneurysms

Note

  • coordinate IM with specific vessel or precoordinated vascular disease if available

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

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In other languages

  • valeaneurysma

    Finnish

  • aneurysma spurium
  • pseudoaneurysma
  • valtimon valelaajentuma
  • valtimon valepullistuma
  • Aneurysm, falskt

    Swedish

  • Falskt aneurysm
  • Pseudoaneurysm

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017541

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