[A 49 year old patient with single left ventricular morphology who underwent surgical repair and good outcome]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2000 Aug;53(8):1140-3. doi: 10.1016/s0300-8932(00)75217-1.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report a 51-year-old patient, diagnosed with single left ventricle and anterior rudimentary chamber which was corrected by a Fontan procedure in 1997. The echocardiogram, Holter and pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy, isotopic ventriculography, magnetic resonance and blood tests performed during follow-up showed an uncomplicated postoperative course. The patient remains asymptomatic. We believe that this is the oldest case suffering from this anomaly who underwent surgical repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / pathology
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology