Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for the Detection of a Ventricular Aneurysm
oleh: Steven Bailey, Andrew Herring, Michael Stone, Arun Nagdev
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is a rare and dangerous disease process, for which rapid diagnosis can expedite further evaluation and treatment. Here we present the first case of LVA detected by focused cardiac ultrasound in a case of a patient with electrocardiographic findings consistent with a ST elevation myocardial infarction.