Abstract
Left ventricular diverticulum is a rare congenital heart defect, occurring in 0.1% of all congenital heart defects requiring surgical treatment, characterized by localized bulging of the ventricular free wall with subsequent thinning of the ventricle. These malformations are usually asymptomatic, but complications such as embolism, infective endocarditis, and arrhythmias occur in the absence of surgical treatment. Diagnosis can be made by echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging or catheter angiography. Surgical treatment is the method of choice in patients with clinical symptoms, whereas treatment of asymptomatic patients often presents a physician’s dilemma. Due to the rare incidence of this heart defect, we present this clinical case.
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About the authors
- Margarita R. Tumanyan, Dr. Med. Sci., Professor, Head of Department; ORCID
- Andrey A. Svobodov, Dr. Med. Sci., Deputy Director for Scientific Work; ORCID
- Anna N. Kotova, Dr. Med. Sci., Researcher; ORCID
- Vadim Yu. Merzlyakov, Dr. Med. Sci., Professor, Head of Department; ORCID
- Nino T. Siria, Junior Researcher;
- Abdubanob Yu. Ergashov, Cand. Med. Sci., Junior Researcher.
