Congenital left ventricular diverticulum in a patient with coronary artery disease.
Congenital ventricular diverticulum is rare. We present the case of a 76-year-old man who underwent cardiac multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for recent intermittent chest pain. Obstructive single-vessel coronary artery disease was diagnosed. A left ventricular diverticulum of about 10 x 9 mm was found incidentally. Conventional angiography confirmed both diagnoses. Ventricular diverticulum may be more frequently found in the era of cardiac MDCT and should be differentiated from postinfarct (pseudo)-aneurysm.
Chang
Ruey-Sheng
RS
Department of Medical Imaging, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Huang
Yi-Luan
YL
Huang
Wei-Chun
WC
Wu
Ming-Ting
MT
D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed