Surgical treatment of right ventricular aneurysm: an uncommon procedure.
Most ventricular aneurysms result from transmural myocardial infarction and are located in the left ventricle. Right ventricular aneurysms are unusual, and their origin at times is obscure. A patient with two discrete right ventricular aneurysms is reported. The literature on operative excision of right ventricular aneurysms is reviewed, and the various etiological factors are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged