RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Congenital diverticulum of the left ventricle. Report of two unusual cases.
JF British Heart Journal
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 321
OP 326
DO 10.1136/hrt.51.3.321
VO 51
IS 3
A1 M K Mardini
YR 1984
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/51/3/321.abstract
AB Of two infants with congenital cardiac diverticula one had a defect consisting of a submitral valvular diverticulum rather than the expected aneurysm. It was clearly shown by echocardiography as well as angiography and was associated with moderate mitral incompetence and a poorly functioning left ventricular wall. The second infant had an isolated apical left ventricular diverticulum with subnormal left ventricular function and severe mitral incompetence. Because of intractable congestive heart failure this infant underwent successful replacement of a dysplastic fibrotic mitral valve which on histological examination had myxomatous features. The association between congenital mitral disease and congenital apical diverticular may be related to race and sex.