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. 2019 Mar;16(1):44-46.
doi: 10.5114/kitp.2019.83946. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

Isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum presenting as stable angina pectoris and surgical treatment

Vusal Veliyev  1 , Hikmet Sahratov  2 , Tamara Musayeva  1
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Isolated congenital left ventricular diverticulum presenting as stable angina pectoris and surgical treatment

Vusal Veliyev et al. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 2019 Mar.
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Figures

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Fig. 1
2D transthoracic echocardiography, modified apical views, showed outpouching on the apical wall during diastole (arrow) LV – left ventricle.
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Fig. 2
Left ventriculography in right anterior oblique view illustrates the diverticulum originating from the apical wall of the left ventricle with contraction during systole
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Fig. 3
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging vertical long-axis (2-chamber) gradient echo sequences demonstrate a congenital left ventricular diverticulum. In the diastole, the diverticulum was 11 × 6 mm in size
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Fig. 4
The appearance of the diverticulum in the left ventricle apex after opening the pericardium
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Fig. 5
Diverticulum after insertion of purse string suture with pledgets
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