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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2018; 6(6): 139-142
Published online Jun 16, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i6.139
Published online Jun 16, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i6.139
Posterobasal left ventricular aneurysm after myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries: Case-report
Roman Evgenyevich Kalinin, Igor Aleksandrovich Suchkov, Nina Dzhansugovna Mzhavanadze, Adelphina Felician Ncheye, Department of Cardiovascular, Endovascular, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ryazan State Medical University, Ryazan 390026, Russia
Author contributions: Kalinin RE and Suchkov IA designed the report; Mzhavanadze ND and Ncheye AF collected the patient’s clinical data; Suchkov IA, Mzhavanadze ND and Ncheye AF analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Informed consent statement: The patient was not required to give informed consent to this case report because the analysis used completely anonymous data; the consent was obtained before performing any medical investigation or start of treatment as required.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict of interest.
Correspondence to: Igor Aleksandrovich Suchkov, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Cardiovascular, Endovascular, Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Ryazan State Medical University, Vysokovoltnaya 9, Ryazan 390026, Russia. suchkov_med@mail.ru
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Received: January 22, 2018
Peer-review started: January 22, 2018
First decision: February 9, 2018
Revised: February 14, 2018
Accepted: April 1, 2018
Article in press: April 1, 2018
Published online: June 16, 2018
Processing time: 149 Days and 9.1 Hours
Peer-review started: January 22, 2018
First decision: February 9, 2018
Revised: February 14, 2018
Accepted: April 1, 2018
Article in press: April 1, 2018
Published online: June 16, 2018
Processing time: 149 Days and 9.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Patients with myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries may develop mechanical complications such as posterobasal left ventricular aneurysm with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation.