[Idiopathic aneurysm of the left ventricle. Report of two cases and review of literature (author's transl)]. / Aneurisma idiopatico del ventricolo sinistro. Descrizione di due casi e rassegna della letteratura
G Ital Cardiol
; 6(6): 1124-9, 1976.
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in It
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| ID: mdl-1022612
Two cases of left ventricular aneurysm occurring in young patients (23 and 29 years respectively) are reported. Coronary arteriograms were normal. Pertinent literature was reviewed. About 70 cases of left ventricular aneurysm in patients under 35 years of age have been reported: approximately half of them are congenital. They include both diverticuli of the apex, as a part of a syndrome of congenital defects, and those, much rarer, following myocardial infarction in children with anomalous origin of coronary arteries. A few cases may be attributed to trauma or myocarditis. In 26 patients, including the two reported here, etiology was uncertain (idiopathic aneurysm of the left ventricle) in as much as malformation or an infectious disease might have been the underlying cause.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Heart Aneurysm
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adult
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
It
Journal:
G Ital Cardiol
Year:
1976
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Italia