Salemi Arash, Lee Ben, Ivascu Natalia, Webber Geoffrey, Paul Subroto
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065, USA.
J Card Surg. 2010 May;25(3):349-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01026.x. Epub 2010 Mar 19.
Cardiac diverticula are rare congenital anomalies found as outpouchings from various chambers of the heart. We present a case of a diverticulum arising from the membranous septum with free rupture into the pericardial space and tamponade.