[Congenital ventricular diverticulum associated with ventricular tachycardia].
Congenital ventricular diverticula are rare. Clinically, they may be asymptomatic or cause systemic embolization, heart failure, valvular regurgitation, ventricular rupture, ventricular arrhythmia, or sudden death. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with sustained ventricular tachycardia, who, during investigation, was diagnosed with a diverticulum in the inferobasal portion of the left ventricle. The clinical characteristics and treatment of this rare disease are discussed.
Pitol
Ranieli
R
Instituto de Cardiologia, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS. editoracao-pc@cardiologia.org.br
Cardoso
Cristiano de Oliveira
Cde O
Cardoso
Carlos Roberto
CR
Gomes
Marne de Freitas
Mde F
Schvartzman
Paulo
P
D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*