Double-chambered left ventricle due to fibroelastotic membrane: an unusual case

Prabhakar Rajiah; James Thomas; Nicholas Smedira; Milind Y Desai

doi:10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181fef181

Double-chambered left ventricle due to fibroelastotic membrane: an unusual case

J Thorac Imaging. 2012 Jan;27(1):W5-7. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181fef181.

Authors

Prabhakar Rajiah¹, James Thomas, Nicholas Smedira, Milind Y Desai

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21102355
DOI: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181fef181

Abstract

We describe a rare case of a double-chambered left ventricle caused by a fibroelastotic membrane that was clearly delineated using echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging, which resulted in successful surgical correction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Diverticulum / diagnosis*
Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging
Diverticulum / surgery
Echocardiography
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
Heart Ventricles / surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male