Cardiac diverticulum
Cardiac diverticulum
Definition
Congenital cardiac diverticulum (CCD) is a very rare congenital malformation characterized by a muscular appendix emerging from the left ventricular apex, rarely from the right ventricle or from both chambers, with clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to life-threatening hemodynamic collapse.
Also known as Cardiac diverticulum, cardiac diverticulum (disease) — per MONDO