[Natural "resection" of post-infarction left ventricular aneurysm - a case report].
We present a case of 38-year-old patient with a large left ventricular aneurysm, which was filled by the thrombus, separated from the rest of the left ventricle by a hyperdensive area. After careful invasive and non-invasive assessment, the patient was selected for conservative treatment. Patients after myocardial infarction, especially with low ejection fraction and young age, should undergo a complete noninvasive diagnostic procedures and a cardiac catheterization in order to establish indications for surgical treatment. The described case is an example of the difficulty in final selection of the patient to a surgical treatment.
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography