Gerbode ventricular septal defect diagnosed at cardiac MR imaging: case report.
This report describes the ability of cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to depict an unusual cardiac defect. A type of ventricular septal defect called the Gerbode defect, which results in a communication between the left ventricle and the right atrium, is presented. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time cardiac MR imaging has been utilized to characterize this defect.
Cheema
Omar M
OM
Department of Cardiology, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, 6550 Fannin St, Smith Tower, Suite 677, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Patel
Ankit A
AA
Chang
Su Min
SM
Shah
Dipan J
DJ
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*