Isolated congenital cardiac diverticulum originating from the left ventricular apex: Report of a pediatric case

• Main Authors: Fahrettin Uysal (Author), Ozlem Mehtap Bostan (Author), Muhammed Hamza Halil Toprak (Author), Isik Senkaya Signak (Author), Ergun Cil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac anomaly defined as a localized protrusion of the ventricular free wall. Although, it is usually asymptomatic, complications such as embolism, infective endocarditis, and arrhythmias can occur. The diagnosis can be made by echocardiography, cardia...