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Giant and thrombosed left ventricular aneurysm. De Agustín Loeches, José Alberto Gomez de Diego, Jose Juan Marcos-Alberca, Pedro Rodrigo López, José Luis Almeria, Carlos Mahia, Patricia Luaces Méndez, María García Fernández, Miguel Ángel Macaya Miguel, Carlos Pérez De Isla, Leopoldo Abstract Left ventricular aneurysms are a frequent complication of acute extensive myocardial infarction and are most commonly located at the ventricular apex. A timely diagnosis is vital due to the serious complications that can occur, including heart failure, thromboembolism, or tachyarrhythmias. We report the case of a 78-yearold male with history of previous anterior myocardial infarction and currently under evaluation by chronic heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiogram rev­ealed a huge thrombosed and calcified anteroapical left ventricular aneurysm. Coronary angiography demonstrated that the left anterior descending artery was chronically occluded, and revealed a big and spherical mass with calcified borders in the left hemithorax. Left ventriculogram confirmed that this spherical mass was a giant calcified left ventricular aneurysm, causing very severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The patient underwent cardioverter-defibrillator implantation for primary prevention. 2026-03-19T11:09:49Z 2026-03-19T11:09:49Z 2026-03-19T11:09:49Z 2015-07-26 journal article https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134138 XXXX-XXXX 10.4330/wjc.v7.i7.431 eng De Agustin JA. Giant and thrombosed left ventricular aneurysm. WJC 2015;7:431. https://doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v7.i7.431. open access Baishideng Publishing Group