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Congenital apical left ventricular aneurysm occurred in a 35-year-old man with normal coronary arteries and no evidence of myocardial infarction, thoracic trauma, or infection.
Highlights a rare presentation of a congenital apical left ventricular aneurysm in a young adult without typical acquired causes.
Consider congenital apical LV aneurysm in young adults with normal coronaries; extends rare phenotype spectrum but leaves management open.
A case of congenital apical left ventricular aneurysm in a 35-year-old man with normal coronary arteries is reported. There was no myocardial infarction evident on electrocardiogram, no previous thoracic trauma, no sarcoidosis or pyogenic infection.
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Bullón et al. (1983) studied this question. Congenital apical left ventricular aneurysm occurred in a 35-year-old man with normal coronary arteries and no evidence of myocardial infarction, thoracic trauma, or infection.
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