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Fibrous cardiac diverticulum

MedGen UID:
866617
•Concept ID:
C4020964
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Congenital ventricular aneurysm
 
HPO: HP:0100572

Definition

A fibrous cardiac diverticulum refers to an aneurysm and usually appears as an isolated congenital anomaly. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFibrous cardiac diverticulum

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Follow-up of a Congenital Fibrous Left Ventricular Diverticulum.
Li Y, Han W, Hong L, Wang X, Lu Q, Xie M
J Ultrasound Med 2016 Apr;35(4):850-2. doi: 10.7863/ultra.15.05058. PMID: 27022185
Pathogenesis and endoscopic treatment of the hypopharyngeal (Zenker's) diverticulum.
Wouters B, van Overbeek JJ
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 1990 May-Jun;53(3):323-9. PMID: 2127649

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ventricular diverticulum: a review of the literature.
Li Q, Qu H, Wang H, Wang D, Li P, Liu T
J Card Surg 2013 Mar;28(2):133-8. Epub 2013 Jan 13 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12059. PMID: 23311636
Cerebral thromboembolism in a patient awaiting surgery for left ventricular diverticulum.
Nakanishi K, Sakurai S, Kawabata T, Shimizu S
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011 Feb;12(2):319-20. Epub 2010 Nov 29 doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.242206. PMID: 21118837
Remarkable giant right atrial diverticulum in asymptomatic patient.
Agematsu K, Okamura T, Ishihara K, Kurosawa H
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2009 Jun;8(6):705-7. Epub 2009 Mar 27 doi: 10.1510/icvts.2008.200931. PMID: 19329503
Congenital diverticulum of the left ventricle.
Uchida T, Uemura H, Yagihara T, Kawahira Y, Yoshikawa Y, Kitamura S
Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001 Apr;49(4):244-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02913523. PMID: 11355258
Anatomy of the atrioventricular junctions with regard to ventricular preexcitation.
Anderson RH, Ho SY
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1997 Aug;20(8 Pt 2):2072-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03631.x. PMID: 9272512

Diagnosis

An asymptomatic double-chambered left ventricle diagnosed by contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging: A case report.
Tian J, Jin D, Zhu Y, Liu Y
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Apr 21;102(16):e33524. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033524. PMID: 37083812Free PMC Article
Prognostic role of isolated left ventricular diverticuli detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Aquaro GD, Strata E, Di Bella G, Todiere G, Pugliese N, Del Franco A, Lombardi M
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2015 Aug;16(8):562-7. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283654be5. PMID: 24625562
Ventricular diverticulum: a review of the literature.
Li Q, Qu H, Wang H, Wang D, Li P, Liu T
J Card Surg 2013 Mar;28(2):133-8. Epub 2013 Jan 13 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12059. PMID: 23311636
Rare diagnosis of fibrous cardiac diverticulum in an adult followed by urgent surgical intervention.
Nikolov D, Grigorova V, Kirova G, Keltchev A
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012 Sep;15(3):563-5. Epub 2012 Jun 8 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs261. PMID: 22685025Free PMC Article
Congenital cardiac diverticulum in the subaortic valve area.
Deng Y, Sun Z, Dong N, Du X
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 Nov;132(5):1087-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.08.007. PMID: 17059927

Therapy

Complexities of an uncomplicated symptom: two cases of umbilical discharge.
Agarwal N, Gupta N, Vats M, Garg M
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Sep 8;13(9) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235604. PMID: 32907865Free PMC Article
An unusual complication of umbilical catheterisation.
Costa S, De Carolis MP, Savarese I, Manzoni C, Lacerenza S, Romagnoli C
Eur J Pediatr 2008 Dec;167(12):1467-9. Epub 2008 Mar 18 doi: 10.1007/s00431-008-0691-4. PMID: 18347811

Prognosis

Prognostic role of isolated left ventricular diverticuli detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Aquaro GD, Strata E, Di Bella G, Todiere G, Pugliese N, Del Franco A, Lombardi M
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2015 Aug;16(8):562-7. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283654be5. PMID: 24625562
Ventricular diverticulum: a review of the literature.
Li Q, Qu H, Wang H, Wang D, Li P, Liu T
J Card Surg 2013 Mar;28(2):133-8. Epub 2013 Jan 13 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12059. PMID: 23311636
Cerebral thromboembolism in a patient awaiting surgery for left ventricular diverticulum.
Nakanishi K, Sakurai S, Kawabata T, Shimizu S
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011 Feb;12(2):319-20. Epub 2010 Nov 29 doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.242206. PMID: 21118837
An unusual complication of umbilical catheterisation.
Costa S, De Carolis MP, Savarese I, Manzoni C, Lacerenza S, Romagnoli C
Eur J Pediatr 2008 Dec;167(12):1467-9. Epub 2008 Mar 18 doi: 10.1007/s00431-008-0691-4. PMID: 18347811
Two diverticula of the left ventricular outflow tract adjacent to the commissures of a bicuspid aortic valve.
Krishnan U, Kilner PJ, Money-Kyrle A, Ramrakha P
Congenit Heart Dis 2006 Nov;1(6):332-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2006.00058.x. PMID: 18377504

Clinical prediction guides

Congenital ventricular aneurysm as an unexpected complication of monomorphic premature ventricular contractions.
Yagi S, Akaike M, Fujimura M, Kimura T, Nishiuchi T, Iwase T, Aihara K, Yoshida S, Sumitomo-Ueda Y, Kusunose K, Niki T, Yamaguchi K, Koshiba K, Hirata Y, Dagvasumberel M, Taketani Y, Tomita N, Yamada H, Soeki T, Wakatsuki T, Matsumoto T, Sata M
Intern Med 2010;49(10):907-12. Epub 2010 May 14 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3008. PMID: 20467175
Diverticulum of the left ventricle associated with subvalvar aortic stenosis.
Fernández AL, Montero JA, Alemany P, Martínez A
Int J Cardiol 1996 Oct 25;56(3):223-6. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(96)02743-x. PMID: 8910067

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