Ventricular aneurysm or diverticulum? Clinical differential diagnosis.
Intrathoracic ventricular aneurysms and diverticula can be differentiated by several criteria. Contractility is the only reliable parameter: aneurysms expand, whereas diverticula contract during ventricular systole.
Krasemann
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Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, D-48149 Muenster, Germany. kraseman@uni-muenster.de
Gehrmann
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J
Fenge
H
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Debus
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V
Loeser
H
H
Vogt
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003971:Diastole / Q000502:physiology; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology