Isolated Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum in an Adult. Issue 3 (27th November 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bilgin, Murat; Yildiz, Serhat; Gul, Ilker; Nalbantgil, Sanem
• Is Part Of: Echocardiography. Volume 30:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: E78
• Page End: E80
• Publication Date: 2012-11-27
• Subjects: Echocardiography -- Periodicals; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; 616.1207543
• DOI: 10.1111/echo.12056
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0742-2822

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en" id="echo12056-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>An isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum, which is characterized by the local failure of the ventricular muscle during embryologic development, is a rare cardiac abnormality that may be found in isolated form or in the accompaniment of other cardiac abnormalities. Clinically, it has been reported to follow an asymptomatic course in the majority of cases; however, it may cause heart failure, arrhythmia, or chest pain in some patients.</p> </abstract>