Congenital left ventricular diverticulum diagnosed by 64-detector CT imaging.
J Invasive Cardiol
; 20(7): 372-3, 2008 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-18599900
ABSTRACT
A congenital left ventricular (LV) diverticulum or aneurysm is a rare cardiac malformation. It is a developmental anomaly that occurs during embryogenesis. Most congenital LV aneurysms and diverticula are asymptomatic or may cause systemic embolization, heart failure, valvular regurgitation, ventricular wall rupture, ventricular tachycardia or sudden cardiac death. Diagnosis is established by imaging studies such as echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging or left ventriculography, visualizing the structural changes. We report the case of a 28-year-old male referred for the evaluation of atypical chest pain who was found to have an LV diverticulum affecting the inferoposterior wall of his LV.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Divertículo
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Tomografia Computadorizada Espiral
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Cardiopatias
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Ventrículos do Coração
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Invasive Cardiol
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos