A case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with long survival and congestive heart failure as first presentation. Case report and review of the literature.

Background: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare and extremely fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction. It is defined as a rupture of the myocardium contained by epicardial adhesions or the epicardial wall.

Case Report: A 76-year-old woman was brought to our department suffering from acute pulmonary edema and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.

Inhibition of factor VIIa generation and prothrombin activation by treatment with enoxaparin in patients with unstable angina.

Factor VIIa (FVIIa) and thrombin generation occur in patients suffering an acute coronary event. We studied the effect of treatment with enoxaparin on FVIIa and prothrombin activation in patients with unstable angina. Anti-Xa activity, FVIIa, FVII coagulant activity (FVII:C) and FVII antigen (FVII:Ag), free tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), and prothrombin fragments 1 + 2 (F1+2) were measured in patients' plasma, over a 24-h treatment period with enoxaparin.