Ventricular diverticula on cardiac CT: more common than previously thought

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Jul;189(1):204-8. doi: 10.2214/AJR.06.1223.

Abstract

Objective: We describe the findings of contrast-enhanced gated cardiac CT in 15 patients with 23 incidentally noted cardiac ventricular diverticula.

Conclusion: Cardiac diverticula most commonly occur in the left ventricle but have been reported to occur in all chambers of the heart. Despite reports of their rare occurrence, cardiac ventricular diverticula are fairly common findings in patients undergoing cardiac MDCT angiography.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Coronary Angiography / statistics & numerical data*
  • Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diverticulum / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • New York / epidemiology
  • Prevalence
  • Rare Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Rare Diseases / epidemiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / statistics & numerical data*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / epidemiology*