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Abdissa S, Nega B, Goshu D. Submitral left ventricular aneurysm: Characteristics, diagnosis, management, and outcome. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/jcls.jcls_99_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Jrad M, Affes M, Behi S, Laabidi A, Mizouni H. Case Report: Congenital left ventricular diverticulum: a pediatric case report. F1000Res 2016. [DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.9936.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac abnormality consisting of a localized outpouching from the free wall of the cardiac chamber. It is usually asymptomatic. However, complications such as infective endocarditis, arrhythmias, and embolism may occur. Medical ultrasound, echocardiography, CT angiography, MRI and invasive ventriculography are diagnostic tools used to identify congenital left ventricular diverticulum. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice in symptomatic patients, whereas the management of asymptomatic patients often represents a therapeutic dilemma. We report the case of a symptomatic left ventricular diverticulum on a 3-day-old female with Cantrell’s syndrome treated surgically. Postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was discharged with a good clinical condition. The prognosis of this malformation is poor if not diagnosed in the perinatal period. A diagnosis can be suspected with echocardiography; however, a CT scan allows a complete study of the problem. The treatment is always surgical with a good postoperative prognosis.
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Demir F, Ozbarlas N, Gocen U, Buyukkurt S. Prenatal Diagnosis of Giant Left Ventricular Diverticulum: Case Report. Echocardiography 2014; 32:395-7. [DOI: 10.1111/echo.12781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Fadli Demir
- Department of Pediatric Cardiology; Çukurova University School of Medicine; Adana Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology; Çukurova University School of Medicine; Adana Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery; Çukurova University School of Medicine; Adana Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Çukurova University School of Medicine; Adana Turkey
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Park SD, Shin SH, Kim DH, Kwan J, Woo SI. Three-Dimensional Contrast Echocardiography in Assessing Left Ventricular Diverticulum. Echocardiography 2012; 29:E230-2. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2012.01759.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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