Huge Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Young Patient Diagnosed with a 4 Slice CT Scanner at University of Gondar Hospital; a Case Report and Review of Literature

Author(s):  
Zerubabel Desita
2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
B Koirala

Left ventricular aneurysm occurs most commonly as a consequence of myocardial Infarction. Congenital Left Ventricular aneurysms occurs rarely as diverticuli of the apex, as a part of a syndrome of congenital defects or following myocardial infarction in children with anomalous origin of coronary arteries, Post-traumatic left ventricular ancurysms are also reported in literature. Chronic infections like tuberculosis with arteritis is also reported as one of the causative factor. Here we report a case of such left ventricular pseudoaneurysms in a young patient probably ischemic in origin. The patient underwent surgery with favorable outcome.


Angiology ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
V. Chelvapilla Gunupati ◽  
B.N. Prasad

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-212
Author(s):  
Shivsagar Mandiye ◽  
Saket Agarwal ◽  
Himanshu Pratap ◽  
Harpreet Singh Minhas ◽  
Deepak Kumar Satsangi

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