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Smooth walled chronic LV aneurysm on gross pathology and CT

Smooth walled chronic LV aneurysm on gross pathology and CT
A gross pathology specimen (A) of a chronic apical LV aneurysm shows a smooth, white, and fibrosed endocardium (A, arrow). A CT scan through the heart without contrast (B) shows a chronic apical LV aneurysm with fat replacement (arrows) in the scar due to a prior apical infarction. Image C is a CT scan through the heart with intravenous contrast, and shows a smooth walled apical aneurysm (arrow).
LV: left ventricular; CT: computed tomography.
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