title: An Isolated Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum with Mitral Valve Endocarditis.
abstract: Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation, which could result in rupture, thrombosis, congestive heart failure, infective endocarditis, ventricular arrhythmia and aortic insufficiency. Most authors propose that patients who are symptomatic and have a higher risk for major complications should undergo surgical treatment. We present a case of isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum with mitral valve infective endocarditis and anomalous single coronary artery observed intra-operatively. The patient underwent successful surgical repair of the diverticulum by continuous suture of the internal opening inside the left ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China. Electronic address: yyf627@163.com.
authors.forename: Yi-feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Liang-hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Coronary artery abnormalities; Infective endocarditis; Left ventricular diverticulum; Surgical technique