A left ventricular aneurysm can form after a transmural myocardial infarction and involves dilation of the left ventricular wall in an abnormal fashion. Most commonly, the apex of the heart is ...

The shape of the aneurysm is variable. The most common type is merely a simple outpouching of the heart-muscle wall not sharply delineated from the remainder of the ventricle; occasionally ...

Aneurysms (AN) of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) following tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair were analyzed in 53 pts. Pulmonary-to-aortic root ratio, subpulmonic chamber size and ...

A left ventricular aneurysm can be diagnosed on ECG when there is persistent ST segment elevation occurring 6 weeks after a known transmural myocardial infarction (usually an anterior MI).

Congenital left ventricular diverticula and aneurysms are rare cardiac anomalies ... or sac-like structure that can form in the wall of an organ, in this case, the heart. Aneurysm: An abnormal ...

A: The aorta is the thick-walled vessel that carries blood from the heart’s left ventricle ... the aortic wall may tear ...