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Repair of an Isolated Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum
Author(s) -
Sakiyalak Pranya,
Slisatkorn Worawong,
Sriyoschati Somchai
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00611.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , diverticulum (mollusc) , ventricular function
Left ventricular diverticulum is a rare congenital anomaly. We report two cases of isolated left ventricular diverticulum with a different clinical presentation. The first case was a nine‐year‐old boy with a history of congestive heart failure and ventricular arrhythmia. The second case was a 51‐year‐old asymptomatic male with abnormal electrocardiogram. Both patients had the diagnosis confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and underwent successful surgical correction of the abnormality.