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Calcified left ventricular aneurysm with apparently normal coronaries—a case report

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Left ventricular aneurysm is a well recognized complication of coronary artery disease. We describe a rare case of a calcified left ventricular aneurysm with past history of ischemic heart disease but with apparently normal coronary arteries on angiogram. The calcified aneurysm was successfully tackled by aneurysmorraphy without any bypass grafts.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular—Thoracic Surgery, G.B. Pant Hospital, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Shivsagar Mandiye, Saket Agarwal, Himanshu Pratap, Harpreet Singh Minhas & Deepak Kumar Satsangi

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Mandiye, S., Agarwal, S., Pratap, H. et al. Calcified left ventricular aneurysm with apparently normal coronaries—a case report. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 26, 210–212 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-010-0035-7

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