Congenital ventricular diverticulum and MI – Diagnostic challenges and implications

• Main Authors: Fayez Elshaer, Fahad Altwijri, Faris Alrasheed, Suleiman Kharabsheh, Walid Habeeb
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saudi Heart Association 2015-10-01
• Series: Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
• Subjects: Ventricular; Outpouch; Myocardial infarction; Aneurysm
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731515000354
• ISSN: 1016-7315

The use of modern cardiac imaging techniques suggests that congenital ventricular diverticulum (CVD) may be more common than generally believed and may present asymptomatically in adult life. We present a case of congenital left ventricular diverticulum diagnosed in a patient presenting with myocardial infarction (MI). The case highlights the importance of the differential diagnosis of CVD from post infarct left ventricular aneurysms (PILVA) and suggests that adult studies using modern imaging techniques are needed to define the prognosis for asymptomatic CVD in order to guide management.