Accessory Left Ventricle: A Mistaken Case of Ventricular Septal Defect!

Physical examination is becoming a lost art. We describe a case of a patient who was referred to us with an initial diagnosis of ventricular septal defect. Discordance between imaging findings and the physical examination led to a diagnosis of an accessory left ventricle, a rare but benign congenita...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chaudhari, Sameer S., Madan, Pankaj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Mini-Focus Issue: Imaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8311277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.04.026
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Sumario:Physical examination is becoming a lost art. We describe a case of a patient who was referred to us with an initial diagnosis of ventricular septal defect. Discordance between imaging findings and the physical examination led to a diagnosis of an accessory left ventricle, a rare but benign congenital cardiac condition. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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