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ArticleCureus2024

A Case of Double Inlet Left Ventricle in a 63-Year-Old Female Patient.

Alan E Benelli, Nicolas D Benelli, Ivan Buitrago

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Alan E BenelliInternal Medicine, St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's, GRD.
Nicolas D BenelliInternal Medicine, St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's, GRD.
Ivan BuitragoCardiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report describes the medical history and presentation of an elderly patient who was born with single ventricle physiology, an anomaly that is both unique and complex. Patients with single ventricle cardiac anomalies may be susceptible to life-threatening complications. However, advances in medical treatment and understanding have allowed for clinicians to develop surgical and medical interventions to treat patients with univentricular cardiac defects. This case is unique in the sense that the patient has been able to demonstrate remarkable adaptability to this condition and have a sustained life with little intervention. This report serves to explore the pathophysiology of this condition as well as highlight the human body's astounding resilience to configure itself to abnormal conditions. The patient's presentation will be discussed as well as diagnostics and management utilized by the care providers. Despite its rare occurrence, understanding the manifestations of this complex cardiac abnormality can allow future providers to improve the prognosis and outcomes of patients born with a single ventricle.

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adult congenital heart diseasecardiac ct congenital heart diseasescongestive heart failuredouble inlet ventricle or single ventricle or univentricular heartsingle ventricle physiology

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PMID38800201
PMCPMC11127501

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