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Prenatal diagnosis of a left ventricular aneurysm
Author(s) -
Gembruch U.,
Steil E.,
Redel D. A.,
Hansmann M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970100312
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , aneurysm , heart aneurysm , ventricle , cardiology , etiology , aspirin , gestation , fetus , prenatal diagnosis , heart failure , left ventricular aneurysm , pregnancy , surgery , biology , genetics
In a fetus with ventricular extrasystoles a congenital aneurysm of the left ventricle was diagnosed prenatally. At 32 weeks of gestation, echocardiography showed a large apical left ventricular aneurysm with a thin, hypokinetic wall. Congestive heart failure did not occur. Prenatal and postnatal examinations did not detect the aetiology of the aneurysm, but excluded the majority of possible causes. The 2‐year‐old child is now asymptomatic and normally developed. Neither medication nor surgical treatment have been necessary, except for antithrombotic prophylaxis with low‐dose aspirin.