title: Congenital giant diverticulum of the left ventricle in an adult.
abstract: Congenital diverticulum of the left ventricle is a rare anomaly. Echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and magnetic resonance imaging of the heart diagnosed a giant left ventricular diverticulum in a 20-year-old male with a history of dyspnea and palpitations. He underwent successful surgical correction of the left ventricular diverticulum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nizam's Institute Of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad 500 082, Andhra Pradesh, India. osaisatish@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sai S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Oruganti
authors.forename: Dharma R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ayapati
authors.forename: Milton A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Jagan M R
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jinna
authors.forename: Seshagiri R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Damera
authors.forename: Sundaram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Challa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male