title: Congenital left ventricular diverticulum.
abstract: We report the case of an asymptomatic 21-year-old European male, investigated because of an accidental cardiomegaly on chest X-ray. No electrical instability was found. A transthoracic and transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiogram showed an accessory chamber in the postero-lateral wall of the left ventricle. Perfusion and metabolism of the diverticulum were defined by position emission tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Padua Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Baratella
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Menti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daliento
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male