Copyright © 1993 by the European Society of Cardiology.
© 1993 The Europen Society of Cardiology
Congenital aneurysm of the muscular interventricular septum
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Received 21 December 1992; revised 16 April 1993; .
Correspondence Ganga Prabhaker, FRCS, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases (MBC-l6), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Cardiac aneurysms are rare in the paediatric age group, and are classfied as congenital when the aetiology cannot be demonstrated. We report a 1-year-old patient with a congenital aneurysm of the muscular interventricular septum. Ventricular septal aneurysmectomy was performed successfully.
Key Words: Left ventricular aneurysm interventricular septal aneurysm congenital ventricular aneurysm