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Echocardiographic Findings on Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum and Aneurysm: Two Rare Cases and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Zhang YueLi,
Shen E.,
Wu ZuoHui,
Xue XiaoPei,
Zhang WeiXing
Publication year - 2010
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.1540-8175.2009.01064.x
Subject(s) - diverticulum (mollusc) , medicine , aneurysm , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , radiology , left ventricular aneurysm , physics , optics
Congenital diverticulum and aneurysm are rare cardiac abnormalities. Given their very low incidence especially in adult patients and the few cases reported, the diagnosis might be ignored when the cardiac malformation is seen for the first time. This article presents two adult cases of congenital diverticulum and aneurysm, which were first detected by echocardiography. The relevant literature is reviewed. (Echocardiography 2010;27:344‐347)