Successful repair of left ventricular aneurysm due to blunt trauma. A case report.
The authors report the successful surgical treatment of their patient with posttraumatic aneurysm of the left ventricle. On the basis of the data reported in the literature and on their own experience, the authors consider this lesion absolute indication for surgery.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*