title: [Ventricular aneurysm as a complication of giant cell myocarditis].
abstract: Ventricular aneurysm as late complication has been described in cardiac sarcoidosis and occasionally in giant cell myocarditis. The images from the present case of ventricular aneurysm formation as a late complication of giant cell myocarditis underline a potential cause of sudden arrhythmic death in patients who survive this life-threatening condition in the absence of recurrent inflammation and with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Follow-up with cardiac magnetic resonance can detect small aneurysms, and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator may be considered when this complication occurs.
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia 2 - Insufficienza Cardiaca e Trapianto.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ammirati
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Cardiaca.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roghi
authors.affiliation: Unità di Cure Intensive Cardiologiche, Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare "A. De Gasperis", A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano.
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia 2 - Insufficienza Cardiaca e Trapianto.
authors.forename: Fabio M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Turazza
authors.affiliation: Cardiologia 2 - Insufficienza Cardiaca e Trapianto.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frigerio
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Cardiaca.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedrotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004630:Emergencies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy