Key result
Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography provided accurate predictions of final left ventricular volumes in a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm after acute myocardial infarction.
Why the study?
Does three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography accurately predict postoperative ventricular volumes after surgical ventricular reconstruction of left ventricular aneurysms?
Case Report (n=1)
Does three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography accurately predict postoperative ventricular volumes after surgical ventricular reconstruction of left ventricular aneurysms?
Three-dimensional echocardiography with 'virtual aneurysmectomy' may be a valuable tool for predicting postoperative ventricular volumes in patients undergoing surgical ventricular reconstruction.
Suggests 3D echocardiography with virtual aneurysmectomy may help predict postoperative volumes.
Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) may have a role in predicting final left ventricular volumes and clinical response after the surgical ventricular reconstruction (SVR) of left ventricular aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms. Left ventricle final volumes can be calculated through "virtual aneurysmectomy." We present a patient with a huge ventricular dilation combined with myocardial dissection, localized wall rupture, and aneurysm of the left ventricular apex after acute myocardial infarction in which accurate predictions from 3DTTE suggest potential clinical value.
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Politi et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Left ventricular aneurysm after acute myocardial infarction (n=1). Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) was evaluated on Prediction of final left ventricular volumes and clinical response. Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography provided accurate predictions of final left ventricular volumes in a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm after acute myocardial infarction.
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