Transient left ventricular aneurysm in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and myocarditis.
Left ventricular wall motion abnormalities, aneurysm formation, and progression to global hypokinesis have been described in patients with myocarditis and in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. We document a case of reversible aneurysm formation, cardiogenic shock, and complete recovery in a patient with myocarditis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Pathophysiologic mechanisms of myocardial injury and recovery are discussed.
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Department of Medicine Cardiac Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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D000368:Aged; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*