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Unusual Association of Left Ventricular Diverticulum and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in an Adult
Author(s) -
Onorati Francesco,
Bacich Daniela,
Amoncelli Enrico,
Santini Francesco,
Martire Pietro,
Mazzucco Alessandro,
Faggian Giuseppe
Publication year - 2011
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.1540-8191.2011.01279.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , obstructive cardiomyopathy , diverticulum (mollusc) , stenosis , aortic valve stenosis , cardiomyopathy , heart failure
A 68‐year‐old female with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), fibrous subaortic stenosis, mitro‐aortic valve insufficiencies, and congenital left ventricular diverticulum (CLVD) at apical level was diagnosed after syncope. Although the association between HOCM and CLVD has been previously reported, no case has ever been disclosed in advanced adulthood. (J Card Surg 2011;26:378‐380)