title: A rare case of Gerbode defect associated with double orifice mitral valve.
abstract: Gerbode defect is an unusual cardiac defect; its association with a double orifice mitral valve has not been previously reported. We present a case of a 45-year-old woman who complained of palpitation and dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography revealed an abnormal communication between the left ventricle and the right atrium, but misinterpreted a double orifice mitral valve as fusion of the anterolateral commissure. The Gerbode defect was closed during cardiopulmonary bypass, while the double orifice mitral valve was left untouched. The patient was discharged 16 days postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome