title: [Congenital ventricular diverticulum associated with ventricular tachycardia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cardiologia, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS. editoracao-pc@cardiologia.org.br
authors.forename: Ranieli
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pitol
authors.forename: Cristiano de Oliveira
authors.initials: Cde O
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Carlos Roberto
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Marne de Freitas
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schvartzman
mesh_terms: 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*