Why the study?
Congenital ventricular aneurysm is a very rare cardiac anomaly that can be diagnosed prenatally using fetal echocardiography.
Population
1 pregnant woman at 24 weeks of gestation with fetal left ventricular apical aneurysm
Design
Case report and literature review
Follow-up
Postnatal seventh month
Authors
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Prenatal detection of rare apical LV aneurysm is feasible; leaves open natural history and management guidance.
Fetal echocardiography is effective for the prenatal diagnosis of rare congenital ventricular aneurysms, enabling multidisciplinary postnatal monitoring for potential complications like mitral insufficiency and ventricular dysfunction.
Kaya et al. (2024) studied this question.
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