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Isolated Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum in an Adult
Author(s) -
Bilgin Murat,
Yildiz Serhat,
Gul Ilker,
Nalbantgil Sanem
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12056
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , diverticulum (mollusc) , cardiology , abnormality , heart failure , chest pain , heart defect , heart disease , psychiatry
An isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum, which is characterized by the local failure of the ventricular muscle during embryologic development, is a rare cardiac abnormality that may be found in isolated form or in the accompaniment of other cardiac abnormalities. Clinically, it has been reported to follow an asymptomatic course in the majority of cases; however, it may cause heart failure, arrhythmia, or chest pain in some patients.