A Case of Congenital Left Ventricular Aneurysm in an Elderly Woman.
- Author:
Seong Mi PARK
1
;
Wan Joo SHIM
;
Seung Soon RHA
;
Sang Won PARK
;
Do Sun LIM
;
Young Hoon KIM
;
Young Moo RO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Congenital left ventricular aneurysm
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Aneurysm*;
Echocardiography;
Electrocardiography;
Endocardium;
Female;
Heart Defects, Congenital;
Humans;
Myocardium
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
2002;10(1):79-83
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital left ventricular aneurysm is a rare, poorly understood and potentially lethal congenital heart disease. Few pediatric cases have been reported. This aneurysm is defined as a fibrous outpouch with paradoxical contractility and appears to be a developmental anomaly, an idiopathic dysplasia of left ventricular endocardium and myocardium. We report a case of congenital left ventricular aneurysm presenting an abnormal electrocardiography in a 65-year old woman without cardiac symptoms. Congenital left ventricular aneurysm was diagnosed by echocardiography and left ventriculogram.
