Author/Authors :
Özerdem, Gökhan Cağ Hospital - Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Turkey , Katrancıoğlu, Nurkay Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey , Kaya, Bülent Ankara Üniversitesi - School of Medicine - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey , Berkan, Öcal Cumhuriyet University - School of Medicine - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey
Abstract :
The left ventricular aneurysms are complication of acute myocardial infarctions. In the setting of acute myocardial infarctions, the left ventricular wall may be weakened and myocardial remodeling and fibrous scar formation occur. Of all true left ventricular aneurysms, 85% involve the apical and anteroseptal walls of the heart, but isolated anterior wall aneurysms are rare. An 82-years-old woman with a history of left ventricular dysfunction presented with pulmonary edema. A transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe left ventricular dysfunction with anteroapical bulging. Coronary angiography revealed triple vessels coronary artery disease. She was prepared to operation. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, Dor ventriculoplasty and triple-vessels coronary artery bypass grafting were made. The postoperative course was uneventful; the patient was discharged on the seventh postoperative day.
