title: True aneurysm of the left ventricle: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Pathologic specimens acquired by anatomy departments may be of fundamental anatomical and clinical interest. In this report we describe a true aneurysm of the left ventricle and we review the relevant clinical records of the patient. A detailed review of the literature on ventricular aneurysms is presented with emphasis on particular aspects of cardiac anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Flaherty
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Folan-Curran
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology