title: A contractile left ventricular diverticulum.
abstract: We present the first case report of left ventricle muscular diverticulum which stands in front of the right ventricle in an asymptomatic 20-year-old male. The diverticulum has a connection with the left ventricular outflow truct, and contracts simultaneously with the left ventricle. The patient has been included in our congenital anomaly follow-up program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Atila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iyisoy
authors.forename: Hurkan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kursaklioglu
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.forename: Celal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Genc
authors.forename: Ersoy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Isik
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male