A case report of successful transaneurysmal repair of a giant isolated membranous ventricular septal aneurysm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Isolated membranous ventricular septal aneurysms are infrequent in clinical practice. Furthermore, current guidelines do not dictate how to diagnose or manage such lesions.

Case summary

A 54-year-old male patient with a history of essential hypertension and tobacco use presented with chest pain associated with dyspnoea and nausea. Electrocardiogram was unrevealing. Physical exam was significant for a diastolic murmur heard best in the apex. Computed tomography angiography of the chest revealed an aneurysm measuring 5 cm in diameter along the ascending aorta. Transoesophageal echocardiography showed that the aneurysm originated from the membranous ventricular septum, coursed along the ascending aorta, and ended anteriorly to the surface of the right ventricle and a

SUBMITTER: Kumar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10446137 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature