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Ventricular Aneurysm or Diverticulum? Clinical Differential Diagnosis

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Intrathoracic ventricular aneurysms and diverticula can be differentiated by several criteria. Contractility is the only reliable parameter: aneurysms expand, whereas diverticula contract during ventricular systole.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, D-48149 Muenster, Germany, DE

    T. Krasemann, J. Gehrmann, H. Fenge, V. Debus, H. Loeser & J. Vogt

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Krasemann, T., Gehrmann, J., Fenge, H. et al. Ventricular Aneurysm or Diverticulum? Clinical Differential Diagnosis. Pediatr Cardiol 22, 409–411 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002460010264

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