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Myocarditis of various causes can result in segmental
left ventricular dysfunction and, rarely, aneurysm
formation. Although it is uncommon, small
left ventricular aneurysms can arise even in the
presence of preserved global left ventricular systolic
function, probably secondary to intense inflammation.
However, this patient’s MRI showed
disease that was confined to the apical myocardium,
rather than the more diffuse pattern of ventricular
involvement that is common in myocarditis.

The two-chamber
view from the same sequence, obtained during
systole, shows increased ballooning of the
left ventricular apical aneurysm that is markedly
abnormal as compared with the remainder of the
left ventricular myocardium .