Asymptomatic isolated congenital left ventricular muscular diverticulum in an adult: a case report.
Congenital ventricular diverticulum is a very rare malformation in adults. We describe a 21-year-old male with a congenital muscular left ventricular diverticulum in the inferior wall. The lesion was suspected on two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography; transesophageal echocardiography allowed clear detection of the diverticulum as well of mild mitral valve prolapse. The diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac catheterization. There were no other thoracoabdominal or cardiac anomalies, the patient was asymptomatic, and surgery was not deemed necessary.
Huang
Guoqian
G
Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, A.R.C., Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria degli Angeli, Via Montereale 24, 33170 Pordenone, Italy. cardiologia@aopn.fvg.it
Pavan
Daniela
D
Antonini-Canterin
Francesco
F
Piazza
Rita
R
Burelli
Claudio
C
Nicolosi
Gian Luigi
GL
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index