title: Percutaneous transcatheter device closure of an isolated congenital LV diverticulum: first case report.
abstract: A congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation. It is a developmental anomaly that occurs during embryogenesis. Presentations vary from asymptomatic patients to sudden death. To date, the treatment described has been surgical correction. The authors report the first transcatheter closure of an isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum in a 12-year-old symptomatic girl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Advanced Cardiac Centre, PGIMER, Sector 12, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
authors.forename: Siddhant
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Manoj Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rohit
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left