Pathologic Function
pseudoaneurysm
Subclass of:
Aneurysm
Definitions related to pseudoaneurysm:
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A contained rupture of an artery with a disruption in all 3 layers of the arterial wall.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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The creation of hematoma outside the arterial wall following bleeding due to puncture of the arterial wall. Pseudoaneurysms can also occur in the heart chambers following myocardial infarction with rupture of the wall of the ventricle.U.S. FDA GlossaryU.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
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(aneurysm, false) 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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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