title: Occult double RV physiology complicating VSD repair.
abstract: Double-chamber right ventricle (DCRV) is an uncommon congenital abnormality usually described in children. It occurs due to partitioning of the right ventricle by prominent muscle bundles. In this case report, we describe an adult in cardiogenic shock postoperatively from repair of a ventricular septal defect in whom a previously undiagnosed DCRV was found to be clinically significant.
authors.affiliation: Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cavaleri
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Attai
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Spevack
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography