Unusual association of multiple congenital left ventricular diverticulum and cerebrovascular events in an adult

Congenital ventricular diverticulum is a rare and usually asymptomatic cardiac malformation which can cause major complications such as systemic thromboembolism, infective endocarditis, cardiac rupture, heart failure, arrhythmia and sudden death. We present a case with multiple congenital left ventr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği arşivi 2015-04, Vol.43 (3), p.269-271
Hauptverfasser: Alkan, Mustafa Beyazıt, Bilgin, Murat, Zihni, Burcu, Nalbantgil, Sanem
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Congenital ventricular diverticulum is a rare and usually asymptomatic cardiac malformation which can cause major complications such as systemic thromboembolism, infective endocarditis, cardiac rupture, heart failure, arrhythmia and sudden death. We present a case with multiple congenital left ventricular diverticulum admitted to hospital with sudden onset right-sided hemiplegia and dysarthria.
ISSN:1016-5169
1016-5169
DOI:10.5543/tkda.2015.68249