Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for the Detection of a Ventricular Aneurysm

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• ultrasound
• echocardiography
• ventricular aneurysm