title: All cardiac right ventricular outpouches are not created equal.
abstract: Congenital right ventricular diverticula and aneurysms are rare. Clinically, a diverticulum is difficult to distinguish from an aneurysm. Four diverse right ventricular cameral defects or right ventricular outpouches (RVOs) are described together with the management of each. Surgery may be necessary if an RVO has thin walls. However, if an RVO is composed of uniform thick contractile walls, conservative follow-up care likely is appropriate.
authors.affiliation: Children's Heart Center, Las Vegas, 89109 NV, USA. WNevans50@aol.com
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madrid
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rollins
authors.forename: Dean P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Berthoty
authors.forename: Vaughn
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Starnes
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wiencek
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciccolo
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Acherman
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*