Lee Abraham, Gao Lin, Cai Qiangjun, Ahmad Masood
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
CJC Open. 2020 Jul 29;2(6):719-721. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.07.019. eCollection 2020 Nov.
Ventricular diverticulum is a rare congenital heart defect that is usually found incidentally upon imaging, such as 2-dimensional transthoracic echocardiogram. We report a case in which an isolated right-ventricular diverticulum and a left-ventricular aneurysm were both found on transthoracic echocardiogram in the setting of a pulmonary embolism. This case highlights how to distinguish between an aneurysm and a diverticulum based on wall motion on echocardiogram, as well as potential complications that may arise from either anomaly.
心室憩室是一种罕见的先天性心脏缺陷，通常在成像检查时偶然发现，如二维经胸超声心动图。我们报告一例在肺栓塞情况下经胸超声心动图发现孤立性右心室憩室和左心室室壁瘤的病例。该病例强调了如何根据超声心动图上的壁运动来区分室壁瘤和憩室，以及这两种异常可能引发的潜在并发症。
