Early Detection of Left Ventricular Diverticulum by Transthoracic Echocardiography

Publication date: Available online 8 September 2017 Source:Journal of Medical Ultrasound Author(s): Chia-Hung Yang, Victor Chien-Chia Wu, Kuo-Chun Hung, Fen-Chiung Lin Left ventricular diverticulum is a very rare entity to be found in adults. Noninvasive echocardiography can offer useful information prior to contrast-enhanced computer tomography or invasive angiography. We evaluated a patient with left ventricular apical diverticulum but complained no symptoms. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a outpouching at left ventricle apex. A 640-slice computed tomography later confirmed the left ventricular diverticulum.
Source: Journal of Medical Ultrasound - Category: Radiology Source Type: research