Keywords:
Cardiac, CT-Angiography, Computer Applications-Detection, diagnosis, Diagnostic procedure, Aneurysms
Authors:
S. Altay, C. Altay, N. Erdogan, �. Karasu, O. Oyar; Izmir/TR
Purpose
Interventricular septum (IVS) defects are among the most frequent cardiac anomalies seen in childhood(1).
The system developed by Soto et al.
is frequently used to classify IVS defects(1).
The IVS has two components: the small membranous septum and the much larger muscular septum(1).
The most frequent congenital heart defects in the neonatal period are ventricular septum defects (VSDs).
These usually occur in the muscular septum.
In adults,
IVS defects are rare and are usually seen in the membranous septum.
Ventricular septum aneurysms (VSAs) can rarely develop from an IVS defect in adults(2).
Other etiologies of VSA are trauma,
infection and idiopathic conditions.
They are usually detected using cardiac echography or angiography or at autopsy.
Recently,
the increasing number of cardiac multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies has enabled the detection of asymptomatic VSAs in vivo.