An unusual case of cardiac tamponade: ruptured subaortic diverticulum

Arash Salemi; Ben Lee; Natalia Ivascu; Geoffrey Webber; Subroto Paul

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01026.x

An unusual case of cardiac tamponade: ruptured subaortic diverticulum

J Card Surg. 2010 May;25(3):349-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01026.x. Epub 2010 Mar 19.

Authors

Arash Salemi¹, Ben Lee, Natalia Ivascu, Geoffrey Webber, Subroto Paul

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10065, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 20345853
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01026.x

Abstract

Cardiac diverticula are rare congenital anomalies found as outpouchings from various chambers of the heart. We present a case of a diverticulum arising from the membranous septum with free rupture into the pericardial space and tamponade.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
Aortic Valve / pathology
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Cardiac Tamponade / diagnosis*
Cardiac Tamponade / diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Tamponade / surgery
Diverticulum / congenital*
Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging
Diverticulum / surgery
Echocardiography
Heart Septum / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septum / pathology*
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
Humans
Male
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion / pathology
Pericardial Effusion / surgery
Pericardium / diagnostic imaging
Pericardium / pathology*
Rupture / diagnostic imaging
Rupture / pathology
Rupture / surgery