A congenital isolated left ventricular apical diverticulum simulating a tako-tsubo

Chin Med J (Engl). 2011 Jan;124(2):315-7.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diverticulum / diagnosis*
  • Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged