Isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum in an elderly patient that was identified because of an incidental finding during a complete medical checkup.
Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation in an elderly patient. It frequently is associated with other cardiac or non-cardiac congenital malformations. We present an asymptomatic elderly patient, evaluated because of an incidental finding of a left ventricular anatomic change on chest computed tomography during a complete medical checkup. The diagnosis of isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum was confirmed by echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. With the general use of a complete medical checkup, the incidental findings of patients with isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum might increase, which might allow for a valid estimation of the morbidity and mortality of these patients.
Sakabe
Koichi
K
Fukuda
Nobuo
N
Fukuda
Yamato
Y
Wakayama
Katsunori
K
Nada
Teru
T
Morishita
Satofumi
S
Shinohara
Hisanori
H
Tamura
Yoshiyuki
Y
D000367:Age Factors; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*