cardiac diverticulum
Findings
No curated finding names cardiac diverticulum yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015677), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
42 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal EKGHPOHP:0003115
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abdominal wall defectHPOHP:0010866
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormal aortic morphologyHPOHP:0001679
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormal heart morphologyHPOHP:0001627
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Abnormality of the diaphragmHPOHP:0000775
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Angina pectorisHPOHP:0001681
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the sternumHPOHP:0006714
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- ArrhythmiaHPOHP:0011675
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Atrial septal defectHPOHP:0001631
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Chest painHPOHP:0100749
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Coarctation of aortaHPOHP:0001680
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Congenital defect of the pericardiumHPOHP:0011628
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
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- Congestive heart failureHPOHP:0001635
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- DextrocardiaHPOHP:0001651
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Diastasis rectiHPOHP:0001540
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Left ventricular hypertrophyHPOHP:0001712
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- OmphaloceleHPOHP:0001539
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- PalpitationsHPOHP:0001962
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: cardiac diverticulum
- Also called
- cardiac diverticulum (disease)