[Rare cause of a left ventricular aneurysm in a 10-year-old boy].
A 3-year-old boy had an accident with a blunt chest trauma, 9 years later a left ventricular aneurysm was diagnosed by echocardiography and angiography. The 12-year-old-boy was operated successfully. The pathogenesis of cardiac lesions in association with blunt chest traumas is described, and frequent control examinations in the affected patients are recommended.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*
Seltene Ursache eines linksventrikulären Aneurysmas bei einem 10 jährigen Knaben.