Left ventricular aneurysm risk factors

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

Overview

The common risk factors for developing LV aneurysm include ST elevation MI, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), advanced age, and hypertension.

Risk Factors

The most potent risk factor for the development of the LV aneurysm is ST elevation MI. Other risk factors include:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Napodano M, Tarantini G, Ramondo A, Cacciavillani L, Corbetti F, Marra MP, Fraccaro C, Peluso D, Razzolini R, Iliceto S (2009). “Myocardial abnormalities underlying persistent ST-segment elevation after anterior myocardial infarction”. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 10 (1): 44–50. doi:10.2459/JCM.0b013e32831967b2. PMID 19145116.
↑ Maron MS, Finley JJ, Bos JM, Hauser TH, Manning WJ, Haas TS, Lesser JR, Udelson JE, Ackerman MJ, Maron BJ (2008). “Prevalence, clinical significance, and natural history of left ventricular apical aneurysms in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy”. Circulation. 118 (15): 1541–9. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.781401. PMID 18809796.
↑ Bulkley BH, Roberts WC (1974). “Steroid therapy during acute myocardial infarction. A cause of delayed healing and of ventricular aneurysm”. Am. J. Med. 56 (2): 244–50. PMID 4812079.
↑ Mourdjinis A, Olsen E, Raphael MJ, Mounsey JP (1968). “Clinical diagnosis and prognosis of ventricular aneurysm”. Br Heart J. 30 (4): 497–513. PMC 487659. PMID 5659397.

Overview