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. 1988;15(3):195–197.

Successful Repair of a Left Ventricular Aneurysm after Blunt Chest Trauma in a Child

László Lukács 1, Krisztina Kádár 1, Mária Lengyel 1, Attila Árvay 1
PMCID: PMC324826  PMID: 15227253

Abstract

A 5-year-old boy sustained multiple serious injuries, including compression trauma to the chest, when he was struck by a piece of timber. Two-dimensional echocardiography and left ventricular angiography revealed a left ventricular apical aneurysm, which was successfully repaired with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. To our knowledge, this is only the 5th case in which a left ventricular aneurysm resulting from closed-chest injury in a child has been successfully treated. (Texas Heart Institute Journal 1988;15:195-197)

Keywords: Heart aneurysm

Keywords: wounds, nonpenetrating

Keywords: heart injuries/left ventricle

Keywords: heart ventricle

Keywords: surgery/pediatric

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