Traumatic left ventricular aneurysm in an 8-year-old child.
An asymptomatic 8-year-old boy was found to have a left ventricular aneurysm and a ventricular septal defect 14 months after a road traffic accident. At operation a large, thin-walled, clot-filled aneurysm was removed and the septal defect repaired.
D002648:Child; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*