Left ventricular aneurysm in a five-week-old child.
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.
Pusca
Sorin V
SV
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Kanter
Kirk R
KR
Fyfe
Derek A
DA
Kim
Dennis W
DW
Vincent
Robert N
RN
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