Spontaneous Development of Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Patient With Untreated Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Tatsuo Haraki; Kousei Ueda; Hiromoto Shintani; Tatsumi Hayashi; Junichi Taki; Hiroshi Mabuchi

doi:10.1253/circj.66.519

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Spontaneous Development of Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Patient With Untreated Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Tatsuo Haraki, Kousei Ueda, Hiromoto Shintani, Tatsumi Hayashi, Junichi Taki, Hiroshi Mabuchi

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Keywords: Cardiac sarcoidosis, Gallium-67 single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), Left ventricular aneurysm

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2002 Volume 66 Issue 5 Pages 519-521

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.66.519

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Abstract

A young adult patient with untreated sarcoidosis spontaneously developed a left ventricular (LV) aneurysm in the anterolateral free wall. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using Gallium-67 clearly demonstrated widespread abnormal uptake, including the LV aneurysm. Thallium-201 SPECT revealed a perfusion defect in the anterolateral wall, and abnormal uptake of technetium-99m pyrophosphate was seen, especially in the borders of the defect lesion. (Circ J 2002; 66: 519 - 521)

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