Korean Circ J.  2007 Apr;37(4):180-182. 10.4070/kcj.2007.37.4.180.

Infective Endocarditis with Isolated Double Chambers of the Right Ventricle during Adulthood

• Kim YH
• Hwang EN
• Jung Y
• Lee K
• Park HK
• Park CB
• Park JI

• KMID: 2227076
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2007.37.4.180

Abstract

Isolated double chambers of the right ventricle (DCRV) are a rare variant of congenital heart disease. We report here on a case of right-sided infective endocarditis with isolated DCRV that presented in adulthood.

Keyword

Endocarditis; Congenital heart defect

MeSH Terms

Endocarditis*
Heart Defects, Congenital
Heart Ventricles*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The two dimensional (2D) echocardiography, right ventriculogram and MR imaging of the isolated double-chambers of the right ventricle. A and B: two dimensional (2D) echocardiography shows a turbulent Doppler color flow jet through a stenotic mid-right ventricle with an anomalous muscle bundle (arrow). C: right ventriculogram demonstrating a severely hypertrophied muscle bundle (arrowheads), resulting in division of the right ventricle into two chambers, and a dilated pulmonary artery with normal infundibular contraction. D: 2D cine MR imaging showing the anomalous muscle bundle (arrow). LV: left ventricle, RA: right atrium, RV: right ventricle, RVOT: right ventricular outflow tract, PA: pulmonary artery.

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  Fig. 2 2D echocardiography of infective endocarditis. A and B: 2D echocardiogram shows the oscillating vegetation attached to the pulmonic valve in the dilated pulmonary artery. C: turbulent Doppler color flow jet through the pulmonic valve.

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