An Unusual Suspect in a Case of Left Ventricular Aneurysm.
Chagas cardiomyopathy
apical left ventricular aneurysm
echocardiography
nonischemic cardiomyopathy
Journal
Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
ISSN: 1532-8422
Titre abrégé: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9110208
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2019
Aug 2019
Historique:
received:
16
11
2018
pubmed:
3
2
2019
medline:
27
5
2020
entrez:
3
2
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
True left ventricular aneurysms are most frequently seen after acute transmural myocardial infarction. These aneurysms are distinct from apical left ventricular pseudoaneurysms, which can also be seen in ischemia, and have a different treatment course. A major dilemma for clinicians is using echocardiographic information to make this distinction. Coronary angiography aids in this distinction; however, in the case of normal coronaries alternate etiologies must be considered. The differential for a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm and normal coronaries or no prior cardiac surgery is broad and includes traumatic, infectious and infiltrative causes. In this e-challenge, we present an unusual cause of a left ventricular apical aneurysm in a patient with normal coronary arteries residing in the United States.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30709593
pii: S1053-0770(19)30016-3
doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.01.016
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2344-2348Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
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