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A case of double-chambered left ventricle presenting with heart failure symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2022

Attila Ahmad*
Affiliation:
Emory Adult Congenital Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Matthew Carazo
Affiliation:
University of California San Diego Adult Congenital Heart Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
*
Author for correspondence: A. Ahmad, MB ChB, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Tel: 573 424 9134. E-mail: attilaahmad@gmail.com

Abstract

Double-chambered left ventricle is a rare CHD that is usually asymptomatic and managed conservatively but can present with ventricular arrhythmias or heart failure. It is important to differentiate from acquired diseases such as post-infarct pseudoaneurysm that need surgical treatment, and cardiac MRI offers an excellent diagnostic tool.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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