title: Left Ventricular Aneurysm Presenting as a Late Complication of Childhood Chemotherapy.
abstract: Cardiotoxicity is a well known adverse effect of chemotherapy. Multiple cardiac injuries have been reported including cardiomyopathy, pericarditis, myocarditis, angina, arrhythmias, and myocardial infarction. A left ventricular aneurysm due to chemotherapy is a rare and a dangerous complication which is particularly challenging in diagnosis requiring a high index of suspicion and periodic imaging. We present a case of a young Caucasian male with a past medical history of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia status after chemotherapy during his childhood diagnosed with left ventricular aneurysm several years later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ 07740, USA.
authors.forename: Braghadheeswar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thyagarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ 07740, USA.
authors.forename: Lubna Bashir
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Munshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ 07740, USA.
authors.forename: Martin Miguel
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Amor