RT Journal Article
T1 Giant and thrombosed left ventricular aneurysm.
A1 De Agustín Loeches, José Alberto
A1 Gomez de Diego, Jose Juan
A1 Marcos-Alberca, Pedro
A1 Rodrigo López, José Luis
A1 Almeria, Carlos
A1 Mahia, Patricia
A1 Luaces Méndez, María
A1 García Fernández, Miguel Ángel
A1 Macaya Miguel, Carlos
A1 Pérez De Isla, Leopoldo
AB AbstractLeft ventricular aneurysms are a frequent complicationof acute extensive myocardial infarction and are mostcommonly located at the ventricular apex. A timelydiagnosis is vital due to the serious complications thatcan occur, including heart failure, thromboembolism,or tachyarrhythmias. We report the case of a 78-yearold male with history of previous anterior myocardialinfarction and currently under evaluation by chronic heartfailure. Transthoracic echocardiogram rev­ealed a hugethrombosed and calcified anteroapical left ventricularaneurysm. Coronary angiography demonstrated that theleft anterior descending artery was chronically occluded,and revealed a big and spherical mass with calcifiedborders in the left hemithorax. Left ventriculogramconfirmed that this spherical mass was a giant calcifiedleft ventricular aneurysm, causing very severe leftventricular systolic dysfunction. The patient underwentcardioverter-defibrillator implantation for primaryprevention.
PB Baishideng Publishing Group
YR 2015
FD 2015-07-26
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134138
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134138
LA eng
NO De Agustin JA. Giant and thrombosed left ventricular aneurysm. WJC 2015;7:431. https://doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v7.i7.431.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2026