Double-chambered right ventricle in an adult patient diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography.
Cardiovasc Ultrasound
; 5: 2, 2007 Jan 04.
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| ID: mdl-17204137
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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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ecocardiografia
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Cardiopatias Congênitas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cardiovasc Ultrasound
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido