Noninvasive diagnosis of a false left ventricular aneurysm with radioisotope gated cardiac blood pool imaging. Differentiation from true aneurysm

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976 · Am. J. Cardiol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(76)90430-6· OSTI ID:7325954

Botvinick, E H; Shames, D; Hutchinson, J C; Roe, B B; Fitzpatrick, M

Unlike the true left ventricular aneurysm, false aneurysms have recently been shown to be subject to late rupture. Rarely diagnosed before surgery or autopsy, the false aneurysm has never been identified by noninvasive techniques. We report the first such noninvasive diagnosis employing radioisotope gated cardiac blood pool imaging. Due to the unique and possibly life-threatening clinical course and potential for surgical cure of false left ventricular aneurysm, early noninvasive diagnosis by imaging techniques may be critical. The methods shown here are generally applicable, becoming widely available and may help in evaluation of false left ventricular aneurysm as a cause of sudden death.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, San Francisco
• OSTI ID: 7325954
• Journal Information: Am. J. Cardiol.; (United States), Vol. 37:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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