title: Congenital left ventricular diverticulum diagnosed by echocardiography.
abstract: Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation. The incidence of left ventricular diverticulum is reported to be 0.05% of all congenital heart malformations. This case series comprised three infants with the diagnosis of congenital left ventricular diverticulum determined by echocardiography. In addition, two of the three babies also were detected to have other cardiac disease. Echocardiography is a useful tool for diagnosing congenital left ventricular diverticulum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, West China Second University Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan Univeisity, 20 ren min nan lu san duan, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male