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Diagnosis of double‐chambered left ventricle using echocardiography
Author(s) -
Zhang Xin,
Wang Jing,
Cao Yongli,
Zheng Lin,
Li Pei,
Duan Xiaomin,
Wang Fangyun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14699
Subject(s) - ventricle , medicine , cardiology , diverticulum (mollusc) , differential diagnosis , left ventricular noncompaction , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , radiology , heart failure , pathology
Double‐chambered left ventricle (DCLV) is a particularly rare congenital cardiovascular malformation that is difficult to diagnose. It is characterized by the subdivision of the left ventricle into two chambers by an abnormal septum or muscle band. Here, we report 12 patients with DCLV. Differential diagnoses of DCLV include four other cardiac diseases, diverticulum, aneurysm, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and left ventricular noncompaction. Echocardiography plays an important role in the diagnosis of this rare condition and in differentiating it from other diseases.