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True left ventricular aneurysms are most frequently seen after acute transmural myocardial infarction. These aneurysms are distinct from apical left ventricular pseudoaneurysms, which can also be seen in ischemia, and have a different treatment course. A major dilemma for clinicians is using echocardiographic information to make this distinction. Coronary angiography aids in this distinction; however, in the case of normal coronaries alternate etiologies must be considered. The differential for a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm and normal coronaries or no prior cardiac surgery is broad and includes traumatic, infectious and infiltrative causes. In this e-challenge, we present an unusual cause of a left ventricular apical aneurysm in a patient with normal coronary arteries residing in the United States.
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Cardiomiopatia Chagásica/diagnóstico por imagem , Cardiomiopatia Chagásica/cirurgia , Aneurisma Cardíaco/diagnóstico por imagem , Aneurisma Cardíaco/cirurgia , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Ventrículos do Coração/cirurgia , Cardiomiopatia Chagásica/complicações , Feminino , Aneurisma Cardíaco/etiologia , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeAssuntos
Internato e Residência , Cirurgia Torácica , Colômbia , Currículo , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
The prevalence of neuromuscular diseases and peripheral neuropathies in veterans exposed to Agent Orange (AO) is particularly high. Pharmacologic management has not been effective for these patients. Burst therapy spinal cord stimulation (SCS), recently approved for use in the United States, has had demonstrable success in both Europe and Australia. We present a patient with AO-induced peripheral neuropathy who was successfully treated with burst SCS. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing the use of burst SCS for treatment of peripheral neuropathy related to AO exposure.
