title: Echocardiographic findings on congenital left ventricular diverticulum and aneurysm: two rare cases and literature review.
abstract: Congenital diverticulum and aneurysm are rare cardiac abnormalities. Given their very low incidence especially in adult patients and the few cases reported, the diagnosis might be ignored when the cardiac malformation is seen for the first time. This article presents two adult cases of congenital diverticulum and aneurysm, which were first detected by echocardiography. The relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China. zzjh2002@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Yue-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Zuo-Hui
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiao-Pei
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Wei-Xing
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged