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Computed Tomographic Features of Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum
Amit N. D Dwivedi1, Arun G Thangiah1, Madhukar Rai2, Suchi Tripathi2
1 Deptartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Amit N. D Dwivedi
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh
India
© 2012 Dwivedi et al; This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
DOI: 10.4103/2156-7514.99182
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Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation characterized by a localized out-pouching from the cardiac chamber. They are most often found in the left ventricle (LV) but have been reported to occur in all chambers of the heart. The patient is usually asymptomatic. However, complications like embolism, infective endocarditis, arrhythmia and, rarely, rupture may be the initial presentation. Diagnosis can be established by echocardiography (EKG), computed tomographic (CT) angiography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We report a case of congenital left ventricular diverticulum in an adult with no valvular abnormality as an incidental finding in an uncommon location. |
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