Right ventricular aneurysm: Clinical and laboratory features

Right ventricular aneurysm: Clinical and laboratory features

A 45‐year‐old woman presented with dyspnea on exertion, two episodes of ventricular tachycardia, a prominent left parasternal impulse, and an unusual cardiac silhouette on chest roentgenogram. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization demonstrated the presence of a large right ventricular aneurys...

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Veröffentlicht in:Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis 1982, Vol.8 (2), p.137-143
Hauptverfasser: Walker, Steven S., Binkley, Philip F., Neiger, David, Fulkerson, Phillip K., Bush, Charles A., Unverferth, Donald V., Leier, Carl V.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
aneurysm
Cardiac Catheterization
Dyspnea, Paroxysmal - diagnosis
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Aneurysm - diagnosis
Heart Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure - diagnosis
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Middle Aged
Physical Exertion
Radiography
right ventricle
right ventricular aneurysm
Tachycardia - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:A 45‐year‐old woman presented with dyspnea on exertion, two episodes of ventricular tachycardia, a prominent left parasternal impulse, and an unusual cardiac silhouette on chest roentgenogram. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization demonstrated the presence of a large right ventricular aneurysm. The clinical and laboratory features of the right ventricular aneurysm are discussed.
ISSN:0098-6569
1097-0304
DOI:10.1002/ccd.1810080205