2025年1月31日 · Echocardiography, cardiac MRI, and cardiac ventriculography form the mainstay of imaging. A key consideration is whether an aneurysm represents a true or false aneurysm …

2023年4月3日 · Most of the LV aneurysms are asymptomatic and are found in follow-up echocardiography. However, large symptomatic LV aneurysms can cause heart failure, …

Left ventricular aneurysm is the discrete thinning of the ventricular wall (<5 mm) with akinetic or dyskinetic wall motion causing an out-pouching of the ventricle. Given the propensity for …

2022年2月11日 · The authors found that 3D echocardiography was feasible and reproducible for the evaluation of LV size, shape, and function for patients with LV aneurysm. 3D …

Left ventricular aneurysm most commonly results from acute myocardial infarction (MI). Other causes of LVA include Chagas’ disease, cardiac sarcoidosis, and presence of Lewitic gummas …

An echocardiography is the preferred modality for diagnosing LV aneurysm. It is helpful for estimating the size and location of the aneurysm, as well as the presence of thrombosis in the …

2024年10月8日 · In patients presenting with chest pain and ST elevation on the ECG it is vital to be able to be able to distinguish between LV aneurysm (“old MI”) and acute STEMI. The ratio …

2018年2月19日 · Myocardial infarction is usually transmural to cause an LV aneurysm; 50% occur within 48 hours from the onset of pain, the remainder within 2 weeks; Angiographically defined …

2014年1月10日 · Transthoracic echocardiography plays an important role and provides assessment of LV structure and function, however, inferior wall aneurysm can be difficult to …

The left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction was 30% and an apical aneurysm could be clearly identified. The preoperative transthoracic echocardiogram without and with intravenous …