CASE REPORT article
Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Pediatric Cardiology
Neonatal Heart Failure: a rare presentation of congenital left ventricular aneurysm
Aljuhara Alsuayyid
Mohammed Bin-Moallim
Omar AlTamimimi
Rimas Aloufi
King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract
Congenital left ventricular aneurysm is a rare condition. Most patients with it stay asymptomatic for long periods. However, this condition poses a serious risk of complications, and management approaches are not well documented in the literature. We share our experience with an infant who had a positive genetic test indicating a possible autosomal recessive pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) of non-specific cardiac association. The patient showed a reduced cardiac output, received intensive treatment with anti-failure medications, and was set up for ongoing clinical observation and nutritional improvement in preparation for surgical aneurysmectomy. Unfortunately, he was found dead at the age of 6 months possibly due sudden cardiac death.
Summary
Keywords
congenital heart disease, Left ventricular aneurysm, Neonatal heart failure, pediatric cardiology, Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
Received
19 August 2025
Accepted
16 February 2026
Copyright
© 2026 Alsuayyid, Bin-Moallim, AlTamimimi and Aloufi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
*Correspondence: Aljuhara Alsuayyid
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