Cooley and coworkers reported the first surgical treatment of a left ventricular aneurysm in 1958.
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In contrast, the most common location for a true left ventricular aneurysm involves the apex of the heart.
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Although aneurysms and left ventricular aneurysms may involve any wall segment, aneurysms in the posterolateral wall are frequently due to pseudoaneurysms.