title: [Aneurysm of the left ventricle in childhood. A contribution on classification and a review of the literature].
abstract: Two cases of left ventricular aneurysm in children offer the opportunity of classifying protrusions of the left ventricle into (a) embryonically malformed contractile diverticula and (b) aneurysms, which may be subvalvular, paraventricular, or apical in location. Numerous etiologies have been proposed, but none of these are supported by our examples. Clinical findings on an apical aneurysm of unknown etiology are presented. While in the case of the diverticulum surgical resection is strongly indicated, in the case of aneurysm conservative treatment may often be adequate.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Das Aneurysma des linken Ventrikels im Kindesalter. Ein Beitrag zur Klassifikation und Literaturübersicht.