Ben Omrane S, Zribi H, Rjeb M A, Denguir R, Kalfat T, Khayati A
Service de chirurgie cardiovasculaire, hôpital La-Rabta, Bab-Sâadoun Jabbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie.
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2008 Aug;57(4):231-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2008.05.003. Epub 2008 Jun 2.
Ischemic heart disease is the most common etiology of aneurysms of the left ventricle. The latter can also result from trauma. We report a case of a patient operated for false aneurysm of the left ventricle revealed by dyspnea and occurring six years after a nonpenetrating chest trauma. Follow-up after surgery was good with no complication occurring. In conclusion, this lesion must be considered in case of chest trauma and can be easily detected by echocardiography or CT scan.