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November 1, 1951A M A Archives of Surgery

Diverticulum of the Left Ventricle of the Heart

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Population

Patients with congenital diverticulum of the left ventricle

Design

Case_report

Authors

SSS SkapinkerUniversity of the Witwatersrand

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Implication

High mortality without surgery in historical congenital LV diverticulum cases; leaves open applicability to modern diagnosis and management.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients with congenital diverticulum of the left ventricle (1 new case presented, 12 previously reported cases reviewed)
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Intervention
Surgical intervention (historical context)
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Outcome
Survival/mortalityhard clinical

Highlights the rarity and high mortality of congenital left ventricular diverticulum without surgical intervention.

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S Skapinker (1951) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a928ae8317a541e9097994ehttps://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1951.01250040643009
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