Congenital left ventricular diverticulum, a rare chest fluoroscopy finding: a case report / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
; (24): 783-786, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a very rare cardiac abnormality and it is not completely understood about its etiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. This article presents a case of large congenital diverticulum of the left ventricle. The clinical manifestation included paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. The diagnosis was made by chest fluoroscopy observation and confirmed by 64-slice CT-angiography. The arrhythmia alleviated instead of antiarrhythmic drugs but by radiofrequency catheter ablation. Due to the rapid growth of the diverticulum, the patient underwent surgical resection finally. Owing to the fatal risks, clinicians should improve the understanding of this disease by deeply studying more cases, in order to standardize the treatment.
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Fluoroscopy
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Diverticulum
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Diagnosis
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Heart Defects, Congenital
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Heart Ventricles
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Methods
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Chinese Medical Journal
Year:
2011
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Article