Calcified left ventricular aneurysm in a 6-year-old Caucasian boy.
A 6-year-old Caucasian boy presented with a calcified left ventricular aneurysm of unknown aetiology. Aneurysmectomy was carried out uneventfully. A review of the English language papers reveals that this is the first reported case of a calcified left ventricular aneurysm occurring in a Caucasian child.
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044465:White People