A halo in the heart during coronary angiography : calcified left ventricular aneurysm with thrombus formation : case report

A 74-year-old man presented with chest pain and dyspnoea at the cardiology outpatient clinic. His past medical history included an anterior myocardial infarction in 2008. In the coronary angiogram, a 'halo image' was seen right after the injection of the contrast agent, and it corresponded...

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Published inCardiovascular Journal of Africa Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 221 - 222
Main Authors Ozden, K., Duman, D., Sengul, C., Fotbolcu, H., Dindar, i.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Clinics Cardive Publishing 01.07.2010
Subjects
Calcification
Cardiac MRI
Division of Cardiology, Istanbul
Left ventricle aneurysm
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Summary:A 74-year-old man presented with chest pain and dyspnoea at the cardiology outpatient clinic. His past medical history included an anterior myocardial infarction in 2008. In the coronary angiogram, a 'halo image' was seen right after the injection of the contrast agent, and it corresponded with the location of the left ventricular aneurysm. A calcified left ventricular aneurysm with mural thrombus was confirmed with cardiac MRI and a CT scan.
ISSN:1995-1892
1680-0745