Successful aneurysmectomy of a congenital apical left ventricular aneurysm.
Congenital apical left ventricular aneurysm is a rare clinical entity that is different from congenital left ventricular diverticulum. This aneurysm usually occurs as an isolated anomaly. Its clinical presentation varies, and it is usually diagnosed by exclusion. Herein, we report the case of a 54-year-old man who experienced progressively increasing symptoms of congestive cardiac failure. Through the use of contrast echocardiography and angiocardiography, and upon histopathologic examination, he was diagnosed to have a congenital apical left ventricular aneurysm. He was successfully treated by means of left ventricular aneurysmectomy. We discuss the process of diagnosis and surgical correction of the aneurysm, and we briefly review the pertinent medical literature.
Chowdhury
Ujjwal K
UK
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. ujjwalchow@rediffmail.com
Seth
Sandeep
S
Sheil
Avneesh
A
Mittal
Chander Mohan
CM
Jagia
Priya
P
Malhotra
Poonam
P
Reddy
Srikrishna M
SM
D000790:Angiocardiography; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003287:Contrast Media
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