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. 1976 Apr;31(2):220–225. doi: 10.1136/thx.31.2.220

Left ventricular aneurysm of unusual aetiology: report of two cases.

H Hertzeanu, V Deutsch, J H Yahini, Y Lieberman, H N Neufeld
PMCID: PMC470388  PMID: 781903

Abstract

Two young patients aged 14 and 25 with left ventricular aneurysms are described. In both, a clinical picture initiated by attacks of supraventricular tachycardia led to the discovery of the condition. In the first patient the clinical picture clearly suggested a traumatic aetiology. In the second, the angiographic and histological findings strongly favoured a congenital origin. Both patients underwent successful aneurysmectomy. The literature on the incidence and aetiology of traumatic or congenital ventricular aneurysms is discussed.

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