Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health

Left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is a rare and dangerous disease process, for which rapid diagnosis can expedite further evaluation and treatment. Here we present the first case of LVA detected by focused cardiac ultrasound in a case of a patient with electrocardiographic findings consistent with a ST elevation myocardial infarction. [West J Emerg Med. 2012;13(4):326-328.]