An unusual case of left ventricular aneurysm in duchenne muscular dystrophy

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Case Report

Matthew Zeglinski¹  Xiaozhou Du¹  Davinder S Jassal²  Nasir Shaikh³ 

[1] Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;Department of Radiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

关键词: Left Ventricle;    Dilate Cardiomyopathy;    Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy;    Wall Motion Abnormality;    Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1476-7120-8-49

 received in 2010-11-03, accepted in 2010-11-14,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) leads to structural heart disease, including dilated cardiomyopathy, in 90% of patients >18 years of age. Despite the ubiquity of cardiomyopathy associated with DMD, ventricular aneurysms in these patients have rarely been reported. We present a case of a basal inferoposterior aneurysm of the left ventricle in a 23-year-old male patient with DMD.

【 授权许可】

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