Congenital left ventricular aneurysms and diverticula: Definition, pathophysiology, clinical relevance and treatment

Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 63-72

  Ohlow, Marc Alexander ^a,b  

^a Heart Center   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Diverticula; Left ventricular aneurysms

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIVERTICULOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PROGNOSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33747282438     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092634     Document Type: Review

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