Left<unk>  An ECG of a person with a left<unk> . Note the ST elevation in the anterior leads. When a person visits the hospital or doctor with other symptoms, especially with a history of heart problems, they will normally be required to undergo an electrocardiogram, which monitors electrical activity within the heart and shows abnormalities when a cardiac<unk>  is present. It can also appear as a bulge on a chest x-ray, and a more accurate diagnosis will then be made using an echocardiogram, which uses ultrasound to 'photograph' the heart and how it functions while it beats. File:UOTW 57 - Ultrasound of the Week 1.Left<unk>  as seen on ultrasound File:UOTW 57 - Ultrasound of the Week 2.Left<unk>  as seen on ultrasound Differential diagnosis It should also not be confused with a pseudoaneurysm, coronary artery<unk>  or a myocardial rupture (which involves a hole in the wall, not just a bulge.) Cardiac Diverticulum Cardiac diverticulum or ventricular diverticulum is defined as a congenital malformation of the fibrous or muscular part of the heart which is only visible during chest x-rays or during an echocardiogram reading. This should not be confused with ventricular diverticulum, as the latter is a sub type derived from the latter in congenital cases. it is usually asymptomatic and is only detected using imaging. Fibrous diverticulum is characterised by a calcification if present at the tip ( apex) or a thrombi that may detaches to form an emboli. Muscular diverticulum is characterised by appendix forming at the ether of the ventricles. it is a rare anomaly and can be diagnosed prenatal. Diagnosis is usually done by a chest X-ray and silhouette is viewed around the heart. Echocardiogram reading present a similar picture to<unk> s on the ST segment. Management is dependent on the situation presented and the severity of the case. Usually, surgical resection is advised but in prenatal cases, due to combination with other cardiac abnormalities, especially in latter trimesters, but pericardiocentesis is useful technique to reduce pleural effusion or/ and secondary disorders.
Ventricular aneurysm
Cardiac myxoma
Coronary artery ectasia
Coronary artery aneurysm
Coronary thrombosis
Coronary occlusion
Primary tumors of the heart
Left ventricular thrombus