Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum Diagnosed by Echocardiography

Yang, Hui; Zhu, Qi; Chen, Jiao; Guo, Nan

doi:10.1007/s00246-012-0153-7

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“…3 Use of cross-sectional echocardiography and color Doppler imaging has been reported for the diagnosis of congenital LVD in fetuses, neonates, and infants. 5,6 However, in our case, the LVD was identified on neither prenor postnatal echocardiography. LVD complete visualization was impossible due to the peculiar shape of the left ventricular apex, and the LVD became visible only at 2 months of age.…”

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Pentalogy of Cantrell: Is Echocardiography Sufficient in the Neonatal Period?

Zani‐Ruttenstock

Zani

Honjo

et al. 2017

European J Pediatr Surg Rep

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Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare syndrome that is characterized by varying degrees of midline wall defects and congenital cardiac anomalies. A left ventricular diverticulum (LVD) is defined as partial ectopia cordis, can be part of the pentalogy of Cantrell, and can put the patient at risk of severe complications. Early diagnosis and ligation/resection of the LVD is important to prevent complications. We report on a case of pentalogy of Cantrell, in which a LVD was diagnosed only at 2 months of age despite preceding pre- and postnatal echocardiography. We conclude that in the suspicion of pentalogy of Cantrell, either complete or incomplete, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging should be performed, when possible, to avoid the potential complication of a herniating ventricular diverticulum.

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confidence: 58%

Pentalogy of Cantrell: Is Echocardiography Sufficient in the Neonatal Period?

Zani‐Ruttenstock

Zani

Honjo

et al. 2017

European J Pediatr Surg Rep

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“…When patients are symptomatic, ventricular arrhythmias are the most common presenting symptom (42,43). Pediatric patients with congenital left ventricular diverticulum may present with a pulsatile anterior abdominal mass (44). Diverticulum or aneurysm rupture and systemic emboli have also been reported as presenting symptoms or complications.…”

Section: Congenital Left Ventricular Aneurysm and Diverticulummentioning

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Pediatric Cardiac Tumors: Clinical and Imaging Features

Tao

Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi²,

Singh³

et al. 2014

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Cardiac tumors in children are rare, are more commonly benign, and differ in types when compared with those in adults. Rhabdomyoma, teratoma, and fibroma are the most common cardiac tumors in fetuses and neonates. In infants and children, the most common cardiac tumors are rhabdomyoma and fibroma, which are benign primary cardiac tumors, whereas in adults, thrombus is the most common cardiac mass and myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor. Sarcomas are the most common primary malignant cardiac tumors in both children and adults. Metastatic cardiac tumors are less common in children than in adults and include sarcoma, lymphoma, testicular cancer, and Wilms tumor. Patients with cardiac tumors can be asymptomatic or may present with murmur, arrhythmia, heart failure, or sudden death. Echocardiography is the primary modality for initial evaluation of symptomatic patients. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging provides further characterization of cardiac masses and tumors for diagnostic purposes and can be used to assess cardiac and extracardiac involvement for treatment planning. Treatment varies from conservative management or surgical resection to transplantation, depending on the diagnosis and the patient's symptoms. Rhabdomyoma typically regresses spontaneously during early childhood and does not require surgical intervention if asymptomatic. However, fibroma is generally resected because it does not regress. An understanding of the types of cardiac tumors that occur in infants and children, their clinical implications and associations, and their imaging appearances will facilitate patient management.

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“…The most common symptoms in VD cases were dyspnea (56.1%), palpitation (28.0%), and chest pain (28.0%). Only four patients (4.9%) were asymptomatic . Of the 78 symptomatic patients, 30 (38.5%) had no extracardiac or other cardiac diseases.…”

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