An unusual case of cardiac tamponade: ruptured subaortic diverticulum. uri icon

Overview

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 date

  • March 19, 2010

Research

keywords

  • Aortic Valve
  • Cardiac Tamponade
  • Diverticulum
  • Heart Septum
  • Pericardium

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 77951278489

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01026.x

PubMed ID

  • 20345853

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 25

issue

  • 3