Sawfish left ventricle: acute myocarditis presenting with left ventricular aneurysm

Sawfish left ventricle: acute myocarditis presenting with left ventricular aneurysm.

The effects of mesenchymal stem cells transduced with Akt in a porcine myocardial infarction model. Monolayered mesenchymal stem cells repair scarred myocardium after myocardial infarction. Liu HW et al. Transplantation of autologous adipose-derived stem cells ameliorates cardiac function in rabbits with myocar-dial infarction. Timing of intra-coronary bone-marrow-derived stem cell transplantat...

Eosinophilic myocarditis with left ventricular apical aneurysm.

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Normal Coronary Artery Patient Presenting with Left Ventricular Aneurysm

Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is one of the most important complications of myocardial infarction LVA is strictly defined as a distinct area of abnormal left ventricular diastolic contour with systolic dyskinesia or paradoxical bulging. LVA usually results from myocardial infarction. Other rare aetiologies of LVA include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Chagas' disease, sarcoidosis, congenital LV...

Rheumatic myocarditis masquerading as left ventricle tumor.

A24-year-old man in congestive heart failure was admitted to the hospital. He had worsening exertional dyspnea and palpitations for the past 2 months and was in New York Heart Association functional class IV. There was no history of fever, joint pains, or weight loss. Examination revealed a heart rate of 118 beats per minute, blood pressure of 90/70 mm Hg, and severe mitral regurgitation. Chest...

Left ventricular aneurysm.