Fatal Rupture of Occult Posttraumatic Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Child

Morten Engholm, MD, PhD; René F. Andersen, MD, PhD; Maiken K. Larsen, MD, PhD; Lars Jakobsen, MD, PhD; Jesper V. Bjerre, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Nov 2023)

Fatal Rupture of Occult Posttraumatic Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Child

Morten Engholm, MD, PhD,
René F. Andersen, MD, PhD,
Maiken K. Larsen, MD, PhD,
Lars Jakobsen, MD, PhD,
Jesper V. Bjerre, MD

Affiliations

Morten Engholm, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Address for correspondence: Dr Morten Engholm, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.
René F. Andersen, MD, PhD: Department of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Maiken K. Larsen, MD, PhD: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
Lars Jakobsen, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Jesper V. Bjerre, MD: Department of Paediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25
p. 102035

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Left ventricular aneurysm is a potentially serious but rare condition in children. This case describes delayed but fatal rupture of an occult posttraumatic left ventricular aneurysm in an 11-year-old boy with a history of blunt chest trauma from a high-impact automobile collision 7 months earlier. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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