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Multimodality detection of multiple left ventricular diverticula: A case report and brief review of the literature
Author(s) -
Bhardwaj Bhaskar,
Kumar Senthil A.,
Webel Richard,
Gautam Sandeep,
Chockalingam Anand
Publication year - 2019
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.14179
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , qt interval , hypokalemia , occult , sudden death , sudden cardiac death , radiology , pathology , alternative medicine
Left ventricular diverticula (LVD) are rare congenital anomalies usually detected incidentally in the adult population. Most commonly, they are found as a single left ventricular diverticulum in association with other congenital abnormalities but multiple LVD are exceedingly rare. We are describing a patient who was found to have multiple LVD on multimodality imaging studies. He had presented with a sudden cardiac arrest attributed to a combination of alcohol intoxication and QT interval prolongation from hypokalemia and antidepressant medications. The patient was managed conservatively and discharged with an implantable loop recorder for detecting any occult arrhythmias.