Double chambered right ventricle in adulthood: a case report

İbrahim Faruk Aktürk,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4482

İbrahim Faruk Aktürk¹, Korhan Erkanlı², Ufuk Topuz³, Nevzat Uslu¹, İhsan Bakır²

¹Department of Cardiology, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
²Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
³Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4482

Double chambered right ventricle (DCRV) is a rare disorder observed in adulthood and is usually misdiagnosed. The DCRV is a form of right ventricular out flow tract obstruction. In this rare pathology, the right ventricle is divided into two chambers by a muscular band, including high-pressure proximal and low-pressure distal chamber. It develops over time and mostly in patients with an abnormally short distance between the moderator band and pulmonary valve. Most of DCRV patients are diagnosed before 20-years of age. However, despite rarely seen, DCRV may be diagnosed in adults. As it complicates diagnosis, it should be seriously taken into consideration.

Keywords : Adulthood; double chambered right ventricle; pulmonary hypertension

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