Large, calcified aneurysm of the left ventricle: Case report of an incidental finding.
Aleksandar GeorgievSilvia TsvetkovaGeorgi GoranovPetar NikolovPublished in: Clinical case reports (2022)
The case is of an 88-year-old female patient with an accidental finding of a large, calcified aneurysm near the cardiac apex. Differential diagnoses can be made with false aneurysms and congenital diverticulums. Imaging modalities beneficial for diagnosing LVA are ultrasound, X-rays, CT, MRI, including PET/CT for oncology patients.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- case report
- magnetic resonance imaging
- coronary artery
- end stage renal disease
- contrast enhanced
- ejection fraction
- positron emission tomography
- newly diagnosed
- high resolution
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- pulmonary artery
- left ventricular
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- heart failure
- congenital heart disease
- fluorescence imaging