Cardiac diverticulum
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.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version April 2024
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