A 22-week fetus presented with a large left ventricular aneurysm, 24 × 21 × 18 mm in size, detected by abnormal four-chamber view, and severe fetal hydrops with pericardial effusion, ascites and skin ...
Lee and Atwood (March 6 issue) 1 provide an example of a calcified left ventricular aneurysm visualized by computed tomography (CT). On closer inspection, the pattern of calcifications in the apical ...
Ventricular resection is a type of open-heart surgery to reshape and resize the heart. The surgery may help to improve survival in people with heart failure. Ventricular resection is a surgical ...
Case 1. W. C., a 56-year-old man, was transferred to the hospital for convalescent hospital care. He was a highway-department maintenance worker, and his duties had included pick and shovel work as ...
This ECG was from a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm. A left ventricular aneurysm (LV aneurysm) can be diagnosed on ECG when there is persistent ST segment elevation occurring 6 weeks after a ...
A 30-year-old patient, gravida 1, para 0, on the 21st week of gestation, was referred for fetal echocardiography due to suspected cardiac malformation. The patient had no specific medical, obstetrical ...
Overview Examination and Palpation of the Apical Impulse (Point of Maximal Impulse) Palpation Percussing the Cardiac Silhouette Special Maneuvers Examination and Palpation of the Apical Impulse (Point ...
A ventricular resection is a type of surgery that removes scar tissue or a tumor from a heart chamber to restore function. Often, a reconstruction or repair procedure follows this. The heart has four ...
Q. Aneurysms are pretty scary things. Do they have any symptoms? A. Aneurysms are artery bulges. And, yes, they are scary because, if they burst, they are lethal. Many victims of a ruptured aneurysm ...