title: Left ventricular pseudodiverticulum.
abstract: The differential diagnosis between left ventricular aneurysm and diverticulum remains a matter of debate. Cardiac magnetic resonance is dramatically helpful in the anatomical and functional characterization of the walls of any angiographical left ventricular outpouching.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiology Section, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. giuseppe.ando@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andò
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saporito
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: Olimpia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Trio
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anfuso
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cerrito
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oreto
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arrigo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009626:Terminology as Topic