Congenital muscular diverticulum of the left ventricular apex

  • António Miguel Ferreira
  • Hugo Café
  • Katya Reis Santos
  • Júlia Toste
  • Hugo Marques
Images in Cardiology
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Abstract

We report the incidental finding of a muscular congenital diverticulum of the left ventricular apex in a young adult with AV node reentry tachycardia. The role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the differential diagnosis of this rare cardiac malformation is briefly discussed.

Keywords

Diverticulum Left ventricle Congenital heart disease Cardiovascular magnetic resonance 
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Conflict of interest

None.

Supplementary material

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Supplementary material 1 (MPG 560 kb) Movie 1 Steady-state free precession cine images in 2, 3 and 4 chamber views depicting the apical outpouching with preserved contractility

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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

Authors and Affiliations

  • António Miguel Ferreira
    • 1
  • Hugo Café
    • 1
  • Katya Reis Santos
    • 1
  • Júlia Toste
    • 1
  • Hugo Marques
    • 1
  1. 1.Cardiology and Cardiovascular Imaging DepartmentsHospital da LuzLisbonPortugal

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