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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2013; 05(03): 162-165
DOI: 10.4103/1947-489X.210540
Case Report

Left ventricle posterior wall aneurysms with calcified thrombus in the aneurysmal area

Gulacan Tekin
1   Bozok University Faculty of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Yozgat, Turkey
,
Yusuf Tekin
2   Government Hospital, Emergency Department, Yozgat, Turkey
,
Ali Erbay
1   Bozok University Faculty of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Yozgat, Turkey
,
Hasan Turhan
3   Gozde Hospital Department of Cardiology, Malatya, Turkey
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Aneurysms can be seen as complications of myocardial infarctions. They are generally located in the apical and anterior segments but left ventricular inferoposterior wall aneurysms are rare. After a myocardial infarction, left ventricular aneurysms can cause symptomatic intractable ventricular arrhythmias. We report a rare case of a left ventricular posterior wall aneurysm containing a calcified thrombus that caused ventricular tachycardia.

Key-words:

Coronary artery disease - Ventricular tachycardia - Aneurysms.


Publication History

Received: 17 April 2012

Accepted: 23 December 2012

Article published online:
07 July 2022

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