title: Isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum in an elderly patient that was identified because of an incidental finding during a complete medical checkup.
abstract: 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.
authors: Koichi
authors: K
authors: Sakabe
authors: Nobuo
authors: N
authors: Fukuda
authors: Yamato
authors: Y
authors: Fukuda
authors: Katsunori
authors: K
authors: Wakayama
authors: Teru
authors: T
authors: Nada
authors: Satofumi
authors: S
authors: Morishita
authors: Hisanori
authors: H
authors: Shinohara
authors: Yoshiyuki
authors: Y
authors: Tamura
mesh_terms: 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*