Congenital diverticulum of the left ventricle presenting as heart failure and diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging

We report a 25-year-old man with a probable congenital diverticulum of the heart. The diverticulum was clearly shown using magnetic resonance imaging.

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Published inInternational journal of cardiology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 115 - 119
Main Authors Handler, Clive E., Walker, J.Malcolm
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 1989
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Congenital heart disease
Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava
Diverticulum - congenital
Diverticulum - diagnosis
Echocardiography, Doppler
Heart
Heart failure
Heart Failure - congenital
Heart Failure - diagnosis
Heart Ventricles - abnormalities
Humans
Left ventricular diverticulum
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Heart failure
Left ventricular diverticulum
Congenital heart disease
Human
Congenital
Heart disease
Young adult
Cardiovascular disease
Diverticulum
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
Left ventricle
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Summary:We report a 25-year-old man with a probable congenital diverticulum of the heart. The diverticulum was clearly shown using magnetic resonance imaging.
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ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/0167-5273(89)90143-5