title: A rare cardiac malformation in a patient presenting with transient ischemic attack: isolated left ventricular diverticulum.
abstract: Left ventricular diverticulum is a rare congenital malformation consisting of a localized protrusion of the endocardium and myocardium from the free wall of the left ventricle (LV). The prevalence of the disease is 0.26% in nonselected patients who underwent cardiac catheterization. It is believed that the etiology is an intrinsic abnormality developing during embryogenesis. It often does not cause any symptoms. We report a case of isolated left ventricular diverticulum with complaints of transient ischemic attack.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karacağlar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Baskent University, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tansel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Haldun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Müderrisoğlu
keywords: Left ventricular diverticulum; transient ischemic attack; venticulography