Inferior wall diverticulum of left ventricle coexisting with mental retardation and atrial septal defect
Liu, H.; Zhou, T.; Liu, J.; Tong, Y.; Shanewise, J.S.
Middle East Journal of Anaesthesiology 21(6): 895-898
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0544-0440 PMID: 23634576 Document Number: 658724
We report a case of congenital inferior wall left ventricular diverticulum (LVD), atrial septal defect and mental retardation detected by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. The combination of three features strongly suggests that genetic factors play important role in the pathogenesis of the disorder. Most LVDs are asymptomatic. Echocardiographers and cardiac anesthesiologists should be aware of this anomaly, and include it in the differential diagnosis of abnormally shaped ventricular wall and seek other congenital abnormalities if LVD is detected.