Accuracy of left ventricular ejection fraction using the nuclear stethoscope in left ventricular aneurysm

1985 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. McCarthy ◽  
P.Todd Makler
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Left Ventricular Aneurysm ◽  
Ventricular Aneurysm ◽  
Ventricular Ejection Fraction

scholarly journals Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair with Use of a Bovine Pericardial Patch

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Henry ◽  
Ourania Preventza ◽  
Denton A. Cooley ◽  
Kim I. de la Cruz ◽  
Joseph S. Coselli
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Left Ventricular Ejection ◽  
Left Ventricular Aneurysm ◽  
Pericardial Patch ◽  
Ventricular Aneurysm ◽  
Ventricular Ejection Fraction ◽  
Bovine Pericardial Patch

Left ventricular aneurysm, which can impair systolic function, has a reported incidence of 10% to 35% in patients after myocardial infarction. In a 58-year-old woman who had a history of myocardial infarction, we excised a large left ventricular aneurysm and restored left ventricular geometry with use of a bovine pericardial patch. The aneurysm's characteristics and the patient's preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction of 0.25 had indicated surgical intervention. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course, and her left ventricular ejection fraction was 0.50 to 0.55 on the 4th postoperative day. This case illustrates the value of surgical treatment for patients who have a debilitating left ventricular aneurysm.

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