title: Left ventricular aneurysm in a five-week-old child.
abstract: Ventricular aneurysms in the pediatric population are rare and no standardized method of treatment exists. We present a case of left ventricular (LV) aneurysm in an infant, 5 weeks after a balloon aortic valvuloplasty for congenital aortic stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Sorin V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Pusca
authors.forename: Kirk R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kanter
authors.forename: Derek A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fyfe
authors.forename: Dennis W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant