Two-dimensional echocardiography can detect ruptured postinfarction ventricular septal aneurysms causing chronic congestive heart failure.
Supports echocardiography detection of postinfarction septal aneurysms; leaves open routine diagnostic role pending larger studies.
We report a 62-year-old man who presented with a two-month history of severe congestive failure. The onset of his symptoms was not associated with chest pain. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed a large aneurysm of the ventricular septum in which there was a defect.
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