Real time observation of left ventricular aneurysm by B mode echocardiography

J Clin Ultrasound. 1978 Dec;6(6):405-8. doi: 10.1002/jcu.1870060611.

Abstract

This paper describes two cases of left ventricular aneurysm following myocardial infarction by real time B mode echocardiography with a mechanical sector scan. The most distinctive feature was the paradoxical movement of the aneurysmal wall; in systole, it moved posteriorly to form a bulge, whereas the remaining noinfarcted area was oriented toward the left ventricular cavity in contraction. The final diagnosis was verified by aneurysmectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echocardiography*
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged