Potentially life-threatening emergency
Ventricular aneurysm
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Synopsis
A ventricular aneurysm is a bulging in the ventricular wall as a late complication of a large transmural acute myocardial infarction (MI). Ventricular aneurysms can be a source of mural thrombus formation. The prevalence of ventricular aneurysm has decreased since the routine use of acute revascularization for MI.
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ICD10CM:
I25.3 – Aneurysm of heart
SNOMEDCT:
90539001 – Ventricular aneurysm
I25.3 – Aneurysm of heart
SNOMEDCT:
90539001 – Ventricular aneurysm
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Last Updated:03/27/2016
Potentially life-threatening emergency
Ventricular aneurysm