Cardiac diverticulum
ORPHA:1686· ICD-10 Q24.8
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.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal