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- Title
Double-chambered right ventricle in an adult patient diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography.
- Authors
Romano, Minna M. D.; Furtado, Rogério G.; Dias, Cinthia G. F.; Jurca, Mauro; Almeida-Filho, Oswaldo C.; Maciel, Benedito C.
- Abstract
Background: Double-chambered right ventricle is a rare congenital disease frequently misdiagnosed in the adult patient. An anomalous muscle band divides the right ventricle in two cavities causing variable degree of obstruction. Although echocardiography is considered a useful method for the diagnosis of this pathology in children, it has been recognized the transthoracic scanning limitation in adults. Case presentation: A 29 year-old patient with double-chambered right ventricle presenting mild exercise intolerance referred for follow up of a known ventricular septal defect in whom a complete diagnosis was obtained based only on transthoracic two dimensional echocardiography without the needing of cardiac catheterization. Conclusion: Based on non invasive echocardiographic diagnosis, patient was referred to surgical correction, which was completely successful.
- Subjects
CATHETERIZATION; THERAPEUTICS; PREVENTIVE medicine; GENETIC disorders; CARDIAC surgery; CARDIAC catheterization
- Publication
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2007, Vol 5, p2
- ISSN
1476-7120
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1476-7120-5-2