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==Overview== | |||
A bulge of the silhouette of the left ventricle on chest x-ray is the characteristic finding in LV aneurysm. | |||
==Chest X Ray== | |||
*The presence of a discrete bulge in the heart silhouette is suggestive of a true aneurysm.<ref name="pmid5659397">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mourdjinis A, Olsen E, Raphael MJ, Mounsey JP |title=Clinical diagnosis and prognosis of ventricular aneurysm |journal=Br Heart J |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=497–513 |year=1968 |pmid=5659397 |pmc=487659 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Marked calcification may be present on bulge. | |||
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Image:Calcified-ventricular-aneurysm-001.jpg|Calcified left ventricular aneurysm | |||
Image:Calcified-ventricular-aneurysm-005.jpg|Calcified left ventricular aneurysm | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
A bulge of the silhouette of the left ventricle on chest x-ray is the characteristic finding in LV aneurysm.
Chest X Ray
- The presence of a discrete bulge in the heart silhouette is suggestive of a true aneurysm.[1]
- Marked calcification may be present on bulge.
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Calcified left ventricular aneurysm -
Calcified left ventricular aneurysm
References