Figure 1From: Feasibility of transapical aortic valve replacement through a left ventricular apical diverticulum A) A computed tomography scan showing the left ventricular apical diverticulum: note the absence of thrombi. B) Intraoperative view of the cardiac apex: macroscopically, there is no evidence of a diverticulum, whereas the palpation reveals a soft portion. C) Careful preparation of a double pledgeted 3–0 Prolene purse-string suture around the diverticulum.Back to article page