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Case Reports

Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Child With Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome

^a Department of Surgery, UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, California
^b University of Alberta Medical Center, Edmonton, Canada
^c Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, Brisbane, Australia

Accepted for publication March 25, 2009.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Karl, Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, Level 5a, Mater Children's Hospital, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, 4101, Australia (Email: trkarl.aus{at}gmail.com).

We describe the case of a 23-month-old girl with combined immunodeficiency syndrome and a left ventricular aneurysm. Due to the size of the aneurysm and development of an intramural thrombus, repair was performed after confirmation of bone marrow transplant engraftment. Endoventricular circular patch plasty (Dor procedure) was performed, with excellent outcome and normalization of ventricular geometry and function.