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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;26:438-439
© 2004 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm

Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC

Received 26 March 2004; received in revised form 22 April 2004; accepted 23 April 2004.

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e-mail: chulintsai@ntu.edu.tw

Key Words: Aneurysm • Ventricle • Magnetic resonance imaging • Aneurysmorraphy • Tsutsugamushi

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A 40-year-old, previously healthy man presented with spontaneously new-onset ventricular tachycardia (Fig. 1a) . Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left ventricular aneurysm (Fig. 1b). Coronary angiogram documented patent coronary arteries. Aneurysmorraphy was performed after intra-operative . . . [Full Text of this Article]