Key result
Serial 3D contrast echocardiography reliably defines LV diverticulum and monitors complications in a single patient.
Case Report (n=1)
Three-dimensional contrast echocardiography is a reliable and accessible imaging modality for the serial evaluation and monitoring of congenital left ventricular diverticulum.
May aid serial monitoring of rare LV diverticulum; leaves open need for prospective validation before wider adoption.
Congenital left ventricular (LV) diverticulum is a rare malformation that can be alone or in association with other congenital abnormalities. Since the several complications have been reported in association with LV diverticulum, as cardiac rupture, heart failure, and endocarditis, patients with LV diverticulum who are managed with conservative treatment would require regular checkups to ascertain the absence of such complications. We report a case of LV diverticulum in a 47-year-old man. He took the serial three-dimensional contrast echocardiography, which was reliable and readily available tool for defining LV diverticulum and monitoring the presence of complications.
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Park et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Left ventricular (LV) diverticulum (n=1). Three-dimensional contrast echocardiography was evaluated. Serial three-dimensional contrast echocardiography was a reliable and readily available tool for defining left ventricular diverticulum and monitoring complications in a 47-year-old man.
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