Apical aneurysm and left ventricular hypertrophy

A 59-year-old woman presented with an embolic transient ischemic attack and a history of controlled hypertension for 16 years. Both echocardiogram and MRI showed severe biventricular hypertrophy and an apical aneurysm with a thrombus. The occurrence of an apical aneurysm in the presence of cardiac h...

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Main Authors: Helena Nogueira Soufen, Clovis de Carvalho Frimm, Luiz Alberto Benvenuti, Charles Mady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000000800007