title: Repair of an isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum.
abstract: Left ventricular diverticulum is a rare congenital anomaly. We report two cases of isolated left ventricular diverticulum with a different clinical presentation. The first case was a nine-year-old boy with a history of congestive heart failure and ventricular arrhythmia. The second case was a 51-year-old asymptomatic male with abnormal electrocardiogram. Both patients had the diagnosis confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and underwent successful surgical correction of the abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, Thailand. sipya@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Pranya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sakiyalak
authors.forename: Worawong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Slisatkorn
authors.forename: Somchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sriyoschati
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*