Left Ventricular Aneurysm May Not Manifest as Persistent ST Elevation on Electrocardiogram

Am J Case Rep. 2017 Apr 16:18:410-413. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.902884.

Abstract

BACKGROUND Electrocardiographic presentations of left ventricle aneurysms are diverse; however, a persistent ST segment elevation post myocardial infarction is most commonly reported. CASE REPORT The authors present a case of a 67-year-old man who presented to the emergency department after three days of chest pain and was found to have an acute myocardial infarction with an incidental finding of a left ventricular aneurysm. His surface electrocardiogram, however, demonstrated only inverted T waves in the precordial leads. He had a very elevated serum troponin I consistent with an acute myocardial injury which prompted a cardiac catheterization with angioplasty. Post angioplasty, he had persistent T wave inversions in the precordial leads. CONCLUSIONS It is important for clinicians to appreciate that the presence of newly inverted T waves in patients with a late presentation post myocardial infarction should raise a concern for a possible left ventricular aneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Troponin I / blood

Substances

  • Troponin I