A congenital isolated left ventricular apical diverticulum simulating a tako-tsubo.
- Author:
Mei WANG
1
;
Yong-Jun LI
;
Rong YANG
;
Hui ZHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Diverticulum;
diagnosis;
diagnostic imaging;
Echocardiography;
Female;
Heart Ventricles;
abnormalities;
diagnostic imaging;
Humans;
Middle Aged
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2011;124(2):315-317
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Left ventricular diverticulum is a rare congenital anomaly of which the incidence was reported to be 0.26%. Diverticula are usually localized near the apex and most often involve the inferior or anterior parietal walls of the left ventricle. In this report, we describe a rare case of congenital isolated left ventricular apical diverticulum, which was tako-tsubo-like in systole, "dumbbell-like" the whole left ventricle, diagnosed by angiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
