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Double-chambered right ventricle in an adult patient diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography

2007; BioMed Central; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/1476-7120-5-2

ISSN

1476-7120

Autores

Minna Moreira Dias Romano, Rogério Gomes Furtado, Cinthia GF Dias, Mauro Cruz Jurca, Oswaldo C. Almeida-Filho, Benedito Carlos Maciel,

Tópico(s)

Vascular anomalies and interventions

Resumo

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.

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