title: Transient left ventricular aneurysm in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and myocarditis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine Cardiac Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: D Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: DiSalvo
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Dec
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: DeSanctis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*