Left ventricular aneurysm of unusual aetiology: report of two cases.
Two young patients aged 14 and 25 with left ventricular aneurysms are described. In both, a clinical picture initiated by attacks of supraventricular tachycardia led to the discovery of the condition. In the first patient the clinical picture clearly suggested a traumatic aetiology. In the second, the angiographic and histological findings strongly favoured a congenital origin. Both patients underwent successful aneurysmectomy. The literature on the incidence and aetiology of traumatic or congenital ventricular aneurysms is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography