Congenital left ventricular diverticulum in a patient with coronary artery disease

Ruey Sheng Chang, Yi Luan Huang, Wei Chun Huang, Ming Ting Wu*

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Abstract

Congenital ventricular diverticulum is rare. We present the case of a 76-year-old man who underwent cardiac multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for recent intermittent chest pain. Obstructive single-vessel coronary artery disease was diagnosed. A left ventricular diverticulum of about 10 × 9 mm was found incidentally. Conventional angiography confirmed both diagnoses. Ventricular diverticulum may be more frequently found in the era of cardiac MDCT and should be differentiated from postinfarct (pseudo)-aneurysm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)441-443
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume73
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2010

Keywords

  • Cardiac computed tomography
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Multidetector computed tomography
  • Ventricular diverticula

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