title: Giant left ventricular aneurysm mimicking myocardial bridge.
abstract: An 81-year-old woman was admitted due to acute pulmonary edema. The electrocardiogram showed new Q-waves in anterior leads with ST-elevation in anterolateral leads. Coronary angiogram showed a 100% occluded second diagonal branch with an image of systolic and diastolic compression of the mid-to-distal portion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) causing a long "bridgelike" effect. Ventriculography revealed a giant aneurysm of the anterolateral wall. A 3-dimensional volume-rendered cardiac computed tomography scan suggested that the aneurysm produced extrinsic compression of the LAD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bagur
authors.forename: Olivier F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: Juan María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Manazzoni
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Noël
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilodeau
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodés-Cabau
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed