TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital cardiac left ventricular aneurysm with pericardial effusion
T2 - Early prenatal diagnosis and intervention
AU - El Kady, Dina
AU - Gerscovich, Eugenio O.
AU - Moon-Grady, Anita
AU - Towner, Dena
AU - McGahan, John P.
AU - Rhee-Morris, Laila
AU - Naderi, Sima
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - Congenital left ventricular aneurysm is a rare condition characterized by a protrusion or outpouching of the ventricular wall. The etiology is unknown, and there is a variable prognosis in the current literature. Approximately 20 cases detected by prenatal ultrasonography have been reported, with 4 of these cases indicating the presence of pericardial fluid. We report a case of left ventricular aneurysm with a large pericardial effusion diagnosed at 17 weeks' gestation but retrospectively recognized on imaging at 15 weeks 6 days. To our knowledge, this represents the earliest reported prenatal diagnosis to date and newly reports placement of a pericardial drain catheter in this condition.
AB - Congenital left ventricular aneurysm is a rare condition characterized by a protrusion or outpouching of the ventricular wall. The etiology is unknown, and there is a variable prognosis in the current literature. Approximately 20 cases detected by prenatal ultrasonography have been reported, with 4 of these cases indicating the presence of pericardial fluid. We report a case of left ventricular aneurysm with a large pericardial effusion diagnosed at 17 weeks' gestation but retrospectively recognized on imaging at 15 weeks 6 days. To our knowledge, this represents the earliest reported prenatal diagnosis to date and newly reports placement of a pericardial drain catheter in this condition.
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U2 - 10.7863/jum.2005.24.7.1011
DO - 10.7863/jum.2005.24.7.1011
M3 - Article
C2 - 15972717
AN - SCOPUS:21244479006
SN - 0278-4297
VL - 24
SP - 1011
EP - 1015
JO - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
JF - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
IS - 7
ER -