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Congenital Giant Diverticulum of The Left Ventricle in an Adult

Department of Cardiology
¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
² Department of Radiology
³ Department of Pathology, Nizam’s Institute Of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India

For reprint information contact: Sai S Oruganti, DM Tel: 91 40 2339 6538 Fax: 91 40 2331 0076 Email: osaisatish{at}yahoo.com, Department of Cardiology, Nizam’s Institute Of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad 500 082, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Congenital diverticulum of the left ventricle is a rare anomaly. Echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and magnetic resonance imaging of the heart diagnosed a giant left ventricular diverticulum in a 20-year-old male with a history of dyspnea and palpitations. He underwent successful surgical correction of the left ventricular diverticulum.