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Case Reports
. 2023 Nov 20:12:1486.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.139038.1. eCollection 2023.

Case Report: Challenges in the etiology of left ventricular aneurysm

El Mehdi Channan  1 , Georgiana Pintea Bentea  1 , Brahim Berdaoui  1 , Nasroolla Damry  1 , Marielle Morissens  1 , José Castro Rodriguez  1
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Case Report: Challenges in the etiology of left ventricular aneurysm

El Mehdi Channan et al. F1000Res. .

Abstract

Left ventricular aneurysms are outpouchings delineated by a thin myocardial wall, more frequently encountered at the apex of the left ventricle, which is seldom dyskinetic or akinetic. Apart from coronary artery disease, the etiology can be challenging. We report the case of a 30-year-old man with an isolated apical left ventricular aneurysm associated with prominent trabeculations on echocardiography.

Keywords: Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy; Ventricular aneurysm.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. ECG at the initial visit.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrates an isolated apical LV aneurysm (white arrow) associated with trabeculations (yellow arrows).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Cardiac CT imaging revealed an isolated apical LV aneurysm (yellow arrow) with apical trabeculations (white arrows).
Figure 4.
Figure 4.. CMR revealed an isolated apical LV aneurysm (yellow).
Figure 5.
Figure 5.. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrates a ratio of the systolic thickness of the noncompacted (yellow line) to compacted layer (white line) greater than two in the parasternal short axis view.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.. Distribution of the trabeculations at the level of the LV apical aneurysm (white arrow) and the mid-lateral segment (yellow arrow).
Figure 7.
Figure 7.. CMR show apical and mid-lateral distribution of the trabeculations (yellow arrow).
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