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A huge left ventricular diverticulum in an adult with atrial septal defect

Sehr großes linksventrikuläres Divertikel bei einem Erwachsenen mit Vorhofseptumdefekt

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  1. Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No.139, middle Ren-min road, 410011, Changsha, Hunan, China

    S. Tai, L. Tang & S.-H. Zhou MD, PhD

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Video 1. Left ventriculography reveals a filling defect in the postero-basal wall of the left ventricle during systole and diastole (AVI 5,2MB)

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Tai, S., Tang, L. & Zhou, SH. A huge left ventricular diverticulum in an adult with atrial septal defect. Herz 39, 1008–1009 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-013-3946-4

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