Double-chambered left ventricle in an asymptomatic adult patient

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Mar;13(3):E1-3. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer242. Epub 2011 Dec 1.

Abstract

This article shows a case of double-chambered left ventricle in asymptomatic 60-year-old man. This rare congenital entity is usually diagnosed in the neonatal or paediatric age, and it is characterized by the subdivision of the left ventricle in two chambers by an abnormal septum or muscle band. Differential diagnosis includes two other congenital left ventricular (LV) outpouching entities, such as diverticulum and aneurysm. As shown in our case, double-chambered left ventricle exhibits mixed features. A comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic imaging study is useful in the distinction of these closely related congenital diseases and, therefore, important for the correct final diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed