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Cardiac diverticulum

MedGen UID:
903640
•Concept ID:
C0546315
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Cardiac diverticulum (disease)
SNOMED CT: Congenital cardiac diverticulum (718181001)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
•Concept ID:
CN307044
•
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
See: This record
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)
 
HPO: HP:0100571
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0015677
Orphanet: ORPHA1686

Definition

A cardiac diverticulum is a rare congenital malformation which is either fibrous or muscular. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Coronary sinus diverticulum: Importance, function, and treatment.
Razeghian-Jahromi I, Natale A, Nikoo MH
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2020 Dec;43(12):1582-1587. Epub 2020 Sep 4 doi: 10.1111/pace.14026. PMID: 32815147
Autopsy and postnatal follow-up of prenatally diagnosed ventricular outpouchings.
Zheng M, Sun L, Liu X, Wang X, He Y
Prenat Diagn 2020 May;40(6):681-688. Epub 2020 Apr 3 doi: 10.1002/pd.5646. PMID: 31990991
Current concepts of diagnosis and management of pericardial cysts.
Kar SK, Ganguly T
Indian Heart J 2017 May-Jun;69(3):364-370. Epub 2017 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2017.02.021. PMID: 28648435Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Early experience on peripheral vascular application of the vascular plugs.
Rohit MK, Sinha AK, Kamana NK
Indian Heart J 2013 Sep-Oct;65(5):536-45. Epub 2013 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2013.08.016. PMID: 24206877Free PMC Article
Sudden death associated with a cardiac diverticulum.
Cooke CT, Nolan JR, Kilburn CJ
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1991 Dec;12(4):340-3. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199112000-00014. PMID: 1807147

Diagnosis

Sudden perinatal death due to rupture of congenital cardiac diverticulum. Pathological findings and medico-legal investigations in malpractice charge.
Marchesi M, Boracchi M, Gentile G, Maghin F, Zoja R
Leg Med (Tokyo) 2017 Sep;28:6-9. Epub 2017 Jul 12 doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2017.07.003. PMID: 28728073
Rare diagnosis of fibrous cardiac diverticulum in an adult followed by urgent surgical intervention.
Nikolov D, Grigorova V, Kirova G, Keltchev A
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012 Sep;15(3):563-5. Epub 2012 Jun 8 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs261. PMID: 22685025Free PMC Article
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal cardiac right ventricular diverticulum disappearing at three months of age. A case report and literature review.
Perlitz Y, Mukary M, Lorber A, Ben-Ami M
Fetal Diagn Ther 2009;25(1):44-6. Epub 2009 Jan 29 doi: 10.1159/000196815. PMID: 19176970
Prenatal and postnatal management of a patient with pentalogy of Cantrell and left ventricular aneurysm. A case report and literature review.
Grethel EJ, Hornberger LK, Farmer DL
Fetal Diagn Ther 2007;22(4):269-73. Epub 2007 Mar 16 doi: 10.1159/000100788. PMID: 17369693
Cardiac diverticulum with pericardial effusion: report of two new cases treated by in-utero pericardiocentesis and a review of the literature.
McAuliffe FM, Hornberger LK, Johnson J, Chitayat D, Ryan G
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2005 Apr;25(4):401-4. doi: 10.1002/uog.1856. PMID: 15747327

Prognosis

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal right ventricular diverticulum with massive pericardial effusion in one of monochorionic diamniotic twins: a case report with a favorable outcome following in utero pericardiocentesis.
Wang Y, Liu C, Yin A, Zhao X, He W, Xiong Y, Fang L, Wu J
J Int Med Res 2021 Jan;49(1):300060520986668. doi: 10.1177/0300060520986668. PMID: 33478307Free PMC Article
Early experience on peripheral vascular application of the vascular plugs.
Rohit MK, Sinha AK, Kamana NK
Indian Heart J 2013 Sep-Oct;65(5):536-45. Epub 2013 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2013.08.016. PMID: 24206877Free PMC Article
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal cardiac right ventricular diverticulum disappearing at three months of age. A case report and literature review.
Perlitz Y, Mukary M, Lorber A, Ben-Ami M
Fetal Diagn Ther 2009;25(1):44-6. Epub 2009 Jan 29 doi: 10.1159/000196815. PMID: 19176970
Cardiac diverticulum with pericardial effusion: report of two new cases treated by in-utero pericardiocentesis and a review of the literature.
McAuliffe FM, Hornberger LK, Johnson J, Chitayat D, Ryan G
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2005 Apr;25(4):401-4. doi: 10.1002/uog.1856. PMID: 15747327
Prenatal diagnosis of a fetal ventricular diverticulum associated with pericardial effusion: successful outcome following pericardiocentesis.
Johnson JA, Ryan G, Toi A, Smallhorn J
Prenat Diagn 1996 Oct;16(10):954-7. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199610)16:10<954::AID-PD981>3.0.CO;2-X. PMID: 8938069

Clinical prediction guides

Early experience on peripheral vascular application of the vascular plugs.
Rohit MK, Sinha AK, Kamana NK
Indian Heart J 2013 Sep-Oct;65(5):536-45. Epub 2013 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2013.08.016. PMID: 24206877Free PMC Article

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