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Case Reports
. 2001 Sep-Oct;22(5):409-11.
doi: 10.1007/s002460010264.

Ventricular aneurysm or diverticulum? Clinical differential diagnosis

T Krasemann  1 , J Gehrmann, H Fenge, V Debus, H Loeser, J Vogt
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Case Reports

Ventricular aneurysm or diverticulum? Clinical differential diagnosis

T Krasemann et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2001 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Intrathoracic ventricular aneurysms and diverticula can be differentiated by several criteria. Contractility is the only reliable parameter: aneurysms expand, whereas diverticula contract during ventricular systole.

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