Familial dilated cardiomyopathy complicated by left ventricular aneurysm

Jpn Heart J. 1990 Mar;31(2):245-9. doi: 10.1536/ihj.31.245.

Abstract

Two siblings presented with symptoms of left ventricular dysfunction and ventricular arrhythmias. Echocardiography and left ventriculography revealed dilatation, diffuse hypokinesis and apical aneurysm of the left ventricle in both cases. Myocardial infarction was unlikely by history and examinations. We diagnosed them as cases of familial dilated cardiomyopathy complicated by left ventricular aneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / genetics*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Heart Aneurysm / complications
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Heart Aneurysm / genetics*
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged