A Case of Congenital Left Ventricular Aneurysm in an Elderly Woman
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
;
: 79-83, 2002.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-152165
ABSTRACT
Congenital left ventricular aneurysm is a rare, poorly understood and potentially lethal congenital heart disease. Few pediatric cases have been reported. This aneurysm is defined as a fibrous outpouch with paradoxical contractility and appears to be a developmental anomaly, an idiopathic dysplasia of left ventricular endocardium and myocardium. We report a case of congenital left ventricular aneurysm presenting an abnormal electrocardiography in a 65-year old woman without cardiac symptoms. Congenital left ventricular aneurysm was diagnosed by echocardiography and left ventriculogram.
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Main subject:
Echocardiography
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Electrocardiography
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Endocardium
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Heart Defects, Congenital
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Aneurysm
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Myocardium
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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