Heart Aneurysm

A localized bulging or dilatation in the muscle wall of a heart (MYOCARDIUM), usually in the LEFT VENTRICLE. Blood-filled aneurysms are dangerous because they may burst. Fibrous aneurysms interfere with the heart function through the loss of contractility. True aneurysm is bound by the vessel wall or cardiac wall. False aneurysms are HEMATOMA caused by myocardial rupture.

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Myocardial Ischemia (Ischemic Heart Diseases)
2.	Thromboembolism
3.	Myocardial Infarction
4.	Infarction
5.	Coronary Disease (Coronary Heart Disease)

Experts

1.	Zukowska, Agnieszka: 1 article (10/2009)
2.	Zegan-Barańska, Małgorzata: 1 article (10/2009)
3.	Zukowski, Maciej: 1 article (10/2009)
4.	Biernawska, Jowita: 1 article (10/2009)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Heart Aneurysm:

1.	glucuronyl glucosamine glycan sulfate (Vessel)IBA 04/15/1980 - "Comparison of the pre- and post-operative ejection fraction showed that the indication for surgery of a cardiac aneurysm exists when more than 20% of the musculature of the left ventricle is affected, when the total ejection fraction is larger than 10% when one vessel is affected, and more than 30% when more than one vessel is affected. " 05/04/1979 - "Comparison of the pre- and postoperative ejection fraction showed that the indication for surgery of a cardiac aneurysm exists when more than 20% of the musculature of the left ventricle is affected, when the total ejection fraction is larger than 10% when one vessel is affected, and more than 30% when more than one vessel is affected. "
2.	PlasticsIBA 01/01/1970 - "[The morphological and functional basis for plastic repair of heart aneurysms with a rectus abdominis muscle flap]."
3.	OxygenIBA 01/01/1980 - "[Characteristics of oxygen provision of physical exertion in rehabilitation after myocardial infarct complicated by heart aneurysm]."
4.	Nifedipine (Adalat)FDA LinkGeneric 01/01/1986 - "[Effect of nifedipine in chronic left ventricular insufficiency in patients with post-infarction heart aneurysm]."
5.	Immunoglobulins (Immunoglobulin)IBA 08/01/1994 - "She developed cardiac aneurysms despite therapy with i.v. immunoglobulin and aspirin. "
6.	Glucosamine (Dona)IBA 03/01/1991 - "Glucosamine normalized carbohydrate and protein metabolism in the necrosis zone, cAMP and cGMP and also their ratio that led to healing by postinfarction scar, and in none of the cases the heart aneurysm developed. "
7.	FibrinIBA 01/01/1949 - "Pleural fibrin body simulating cardiac aneurysm; report of a case."
8.	Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)FDA LinkGeneric 08/01/1994 - "She developed cardiac aneurysms despite therapy with i.v. immunoglobulin and aspirin. "
9.	AntibodiesIBA 08/01/1982 - "In ischemic heart disease there was a high level of antibodies in patients with chronic heart aneurysm (66,6%) as compared with low level in those with acute infarction (16,6%). "

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Coronary Artery Bypass (Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery) 10/01/2009 - "A 73-year-old patient was admitted to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting and cardiac aneurysm excision. " 02/01/1992 - "[Myocardial contractility in the early postoperative period after aortocoronary bypass and cardiac aneurysm resection]." 04/01/1979 - "[Characteristics of the hemodynamics after an aortocoronary bypass and resection of a heart aneurysm]." 02/01/1992 - "Polycardiography was used to examine myocardial contractile parameters: preejection and ejection periods and contractility coefficient in 90 patients with coronary heart disease running without complications postoperatively following aortocoronary bypass and cardiac aneurysm resection. " 01/01/1982 - "[Health resorts in rehabilitation of patients with ischemic heart disease subjected to the aortocoronary bypass and resection of heart aneurysm]."
2.	Steam Bath (Sauna) 05/01/1993 - "[Sauna therapy in coronary heart disease with hypertension after bypass operation, in heart aneurysm operation and in essential hypertension]."
3.	Artificial Pacemaker 07/01/1974 - "[Implantation of artificial pacemaker EKS-2 in a patient with a complete transverse heart block complicated by myocardial infarct and acute heart aneurysm]."
4.	Artificial Heart (Artificial Hearts) 10/26/1985 - "Appropriate long-term oral anticoagulation prevents cardiogenic thromboembolism to a large extent in patients with artificial heart valves, rheumatic heart disease, myocardiopathy, atrial fibrillation of non-rheumatic origin, sick sinus syndrome, cardiac aneurysm, and in the exceptional cases of mitral valve prolapse with thromboembolic complications. "
5.	Gastrostomy 06/01/1948 - "Myocardial aneurysm causing esophageal obstruction; report of case presenting a double cardiac aneurysm with severe dysphagia necessitating gastrostomy."