Left ventricular aneurysm chest x ray

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

Overview

A bulge of the silhouette of the left ventricle on chest x-ray is the characteristic finding in LV aneurysm.

Chest X Ray

• The presence of a discrete bulge in the heart silhouette is suggestive of a true aneurysm.
• Marked calcification may be present on bulge.

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  Calcified left ventricular aneurysm
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  Calcified left ventricular aneurysm