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Echocardiographic Detection of a Congenital Diverticulum of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract
Author(s) -
MEYER KARLA B.,
FYFE DEREK A.
Publication year - 1995
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/j.1540-8175.1995.tb00547.x
Subject(s) - ventricular outflow tract , diverticulum (mollusc) , medicine , abnormality , ventricle , cardiology , differential diagnosis , outflow , radiology , anatomy , pathology , geology , oceanography , psychiatry
Congenital diverticula of the right ventricle are extremely rare and may be life threatening. The ultrasound demonstration and recognition of such an abnormality and the important differential features are discussed.