Left ventricular aneurysm historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Overview

Aneurysm was first described by John Hunter in 1880.

Historical perspective

British vascular surgeons, John and William Hunter, first described an aneurysm in 1880.
In 1967, Gorlin and colleagues reported that a strong suspicion of aneurysm could be obtained in 75% of patients with myocardial infarction.^[1]

References

↑ Gorlin R, Klein MD, Sullivan JM (1967). “Prospective correlative study of ventricular aneurysm. Mechanistic concept and clinical recognition”. Am. J. Med. 42 (4): 512–31. PMID 6024720.

Overview