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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct;48(5):355-8.
doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.5.355. Epub 2015 Oct 5.

Isolated Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum in Adults

Joon Chul Jung  1 , Hong Chul Oh  1 , Kyung-Hwan Kim  1
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Case Reports

Isolated Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum in Adults

Joon Chul Jung et al. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation. Here, we report the case of a 33-year-old woman who had suffered from recurrent transient ischemic attacks for 6 years. Preoperative cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography angiography revealed a diverticulum near the apex. The diverticulum was successfully obliterated by cardiopulmonary bypass. We suggest that isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum can be easily corrected with a low surgical risk by patch repair and plication techniques.

Keywords: Cerebral infarction; Congenital; Diverticulum; Heart ventricle.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(A) Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates a congenital LVD (arrow). (B) Coronal section. (C) Computed tomography angiography demonstrates a congenital LVD (arrow). LVD, left ventricular diverticulum.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) After the apex was elevated, the diverticulum was well exposed. (B) The diverticulum was incised. (C) The defect was obliterated by using a Dacron patch. (D) The apex was closed, and aneurysmorrhaphy was performed.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
(A) Postoperative cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates thorough obliteration of the congenital left ventricular diverticulum. (B) Coronal section. (C) Postoperative computed tomography angiography.
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