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Left Ventricular Diverticulum in Two Adult Patients

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Left ventricular diverticulum is a rare congenital anomaly. In the adult population, the incidence was reported to be 0.26% in nonselected patients who underwent cardiac catheterization. Diverticula are usually localized near the apex and most often involve the inferior or anterior parietal walls of the left ventricle. In this report, two cases with congenital left ventricular diverticulum are presented, and the pathophysiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches of this cardiac malformation are discussed.

Source: International Heart Journal

DOI: 10.1536/ihj.46.161

Authors: Mustafa Yazici, Sabri Demircan, Kenan Durna, Erdogan Yasar

Institution: Ondokuz Mayıs University

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2014035962

FWCI: 1.729

Cites: 14

Cited by: 22

Related to: 10