title: VACTERL association with double-chambered left ventricle: A rare occurrence.
abstract: VACTERL association is a non-random association of birth defects of unknown etiology derived from structures of embryonic mesoderm. The common cardiac defects seen with VACTERL association are ventricular septal defects, atrial septal defects, and tetralogy of Fallot. We present a 2-year-old child with VACTERL association in whom we detected double-chambered left ventricle on transthoracic echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Abdulla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Farqani
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Prashanth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panduranga
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Maskari
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Eapen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thomas
keywords: Double-chambered left ventricle; VACTERL association; birth defects