An unusual case of large left ventricular aneurysm: Complementary role of echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography in surgical planning

Gianluca Pontone; Daniele Andreini; Giovanni Ballerini; Giulio Pompilio; Francesco Alamanni; Enrica Nobili; Franco Casazza; Mauro Pepi; Paolo Biglioli

doi:10.1016/j.ejrex.2005.03.010

An unusual case of large left ventricular aneurysm: Complementary role of echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography in surgical planning

Gianluca Pontone, Daniele Andreini, Giovanni Ballerini, Giulio Pompilio, Francesco Alamanni, Enrica Nobili, Franco Casazza, Mauro Pepi, Paolo Biglioli

Centro Cardiologico Monzino

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Abstract

We report a case of a 68-year-old man in whom myocardial infarction was complicated by a large and unusual left ventricular aneurysm. Peculiar anatomic features of a very large aneurysm of the posterior wall of the left ventricle were clearly suspected on transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and precisely defined through multidetector computed tomography. This technique not only confirmed echocardiographic findings, but also facilitated the differential diagnosis between left ventricular aneurysm and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm and the choice of the correct surgical planning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	European Journal of Radiology Extra
Pages	51-54
Number of pages	4
Volume	54
Edition	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrex.2005.03.010
Publication status	Published - May 2005

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Keywords

Aneurysm
Computed tomography
Echocardiography
Heart
Left ventricle

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Pontone, G., Andreini, D., Ballerini, G., Pompilio, G., Alamanni, F., Nobili, E., Casazza, F., Pepi, M., & Biglioli, P. (2005). An unusual case of large left ventricular aneurysm: Complementary role of echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography in surgical planning. In European Journal of Radiology Extra (2 ed., Vol. 54, pp. 51-54) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrex.2005.03.010

An unusual case of large left ventricular aneurysm : Complementary role of echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography in surgical planning. / Pontone, Gianluca ; Andreini, Daniele; Ballerini, Giovanni; Pompilio, Giulio ; Alamanni, Francesco; Nobili, Enrica; Casazza, Franco; Pepi, Mauro; Biglioli, Paolo.

European Journal of Radiology Extra. Vol. 54 2. ed. 2005. p. 51-54.

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Pontone, G , Andreini, D, Ballerini, G, Pompilio, G , Alamanni, F, Nobili, E, Casazza, F, Pepi, M & Biglioli, P 2005, An unusual case of large left ventricular aneurysm: Complementary role of echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography in surgical planning. in European Journal of Radiology Extra. 2 edn, vol. 54, pp. 51-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrex.2005.03.010

Pontone, Gianluca ; Andreini, Daniele ; Ballerini, Giovanni ; Pompilio, Giulio ; Alamanni, Francesco ; Nobili, Enrica ; Casazza, Franco ; Pepi, Mauro ; Biglioli, Paolo. / An unusual case of large left ventricular aneurysm : Complementary role of echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography in surgical planning. European Journal of Radiology Extra. Vol. 54 2. ed. 2005. pp. 51-54

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