A 22-week fetus presented with a large left ventricular aneurysm, 24 × 21 × 18 mm in size, detected by abnormal four-chamber view, and severe fetal hydrops with pericardial effusion, ascites and skin ...
Lee and Atwood (March 6 issue) 1 provide an example of a calcified left ventricular aneurysm visualized by computed tomography (CT). On closer inspection, the pattern of calcifications in the apical ...
Vasodilators are considered to be contraindicated in patients with severe aortic stenosis because of concern that they may precipitate life-threatening hypotension. However, vasodilators such as ...
This Week’s Question: Aneurysms are pretty scary things. Do they have any symptoms? Aneurysms are artery bulges. And, yes, they are scary because, if they burst, they are lethal. Many victims of a ...
Overview Examination and Palpation of the Apical Impulse (Point of Maximal Impulse) Palpation Percussing the Cardiac Silhouette Special Maneuvers Examination and Palpation of the Apical Impulse (Point ...
A 30-year-old patient, gravida 1, para 0, on the 21st week of gestation, was referred for fetal echocardiography due to suspected cardiac malformation. The patient had no specific medical, obstetrical ...
A ventricular resection is a type of surgery that removes scar tissue or a tumor from a heart chamber to restore function. Often, a reconstruction or repair procedure follows this. The heart has four ...
The combination of ventricular tachycardia of right ventricular origin, epsilon waves on the electrocardiogram, right ventricular aneurysms and the findings of cardiovascular magnetic resonance ...
Ventricular resection is a type of open-heart surgery to reshape and resize the heart. The surgery may help to improve survival in people with heart failure. Ventricular resection is a surgical ...