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Document Details : Title: Right ventricular aneurysm complicating right ventricular infarction Author(s): AKDEMIR, Osman , GÜL, Çetin , ÖZBAY, Gültaç Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 56 Issue: 4 Date: August 2001 Pages: 261-262 DOI: 10.2143/AC.56.4.2005655 Abstract : Right ventricular (RV) involvement commonly occurs in patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. RV dysfunction and dilatation commonly recover in survivors;chronic RV dyskinesia and failure are rare complications.This case report presents a patient in whom an isolated RV aneurysm complicates a RV involvement of acute inferior-posterior myocardial infarction. |