Echocardiographic findings on congenital left ventricular diverticulum and aneurysm: two rare cases and literature review.
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.
Zhang
Yue-Li
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Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China. zzjh2002@yahoo.com.cn
Shen
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Wu
Zuo-Hui
ZH
Xue
Xiao-Pei
XP
Zhang
Wei-Xing
WX
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