title: Asymptomatic isolated congenital left ventricular muscular diverticulum in an adult: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, A.R.C., Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria degli Angeli, Via Montereale 24, 33170 Pordenone, Italy. cardiologia@aopn.fvg.it
authors.forename: Guoqian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pavan
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antonini-Canterin
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burelli
authors.forename: Gian Luigi
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Nicolosi
mesh_terms: 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