Right atrial diverticulum and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
This report describes the case of a young man with a right atrial diverticulum and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who died suddenly. The relationship of congenital diverticulosis of the heart with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is discussed.
Vilacosta
I
I
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de San Carlos, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain.
San Román
J A
JA
Camino
A
A
Zamorano
J
J
Javier Cortés
F
F
Sánchez Harguindey
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000473:pathology*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000473:pathology*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male