• Recently, we have reported on the pressure developed in the left ventricle when that chamber was made to contract under conditions closely approaching that of being isovolumic.' 2 More recently, the use of a latex balloon to change the amount of effort of the right ventricle yielded data on the pressure developed in the right ventricle at different volumes under nearly isovolumic conditions. ...

Septation is one of the surgical choices for double-inlet left ventricle, yet postoperative hemodynamics have not been well defined. We studied ventricular volume characteristics in 10 patients with double-inlet left ventricle before and after septation. Preoperative end-diastolic volume (EDV) of the ventricle was 291±111% (±SD) of normal and ejection fraction (EF) was 0.59± 0.07. Postoperative...

With increasing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, more and more patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) survive till adulthood and may present for coincident elective or emergent noncardiac surgery.[1] Such patients, especially with unrepaired or unpalliated cardiac defects, offer a great challenge because of their complex physiological modifications secondary to chronic hypoxia and e...

A double-chambered right ventricle was diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound examination in a case of fetal hydrops and polyhydramnios. Delivery was induced at the 28th week. 2D echocardiography of the newborn confirmed the intrauterine diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of prenatally diagnosed divided right ventricle, causing hydrops.

Double-chambered right ventricle (DCRV) is a rare congenital heart disorder in which the right ventricle is divided by an anomalous muscle bundle into a high pressure inlet portion and a low pressure outlet portion. We report a case of isolated DCRV without symptoms in adulthood, diagnosed through echocardiography, cardiac catheterization and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

BACKGROUND We describe the anesthetic management for cesarean section in a pregnant woman with uncorrected double-outlet right ventricle. The anesthetic method, treatment of complications and lessons are discussed. CASE PRESENTATION A 28-year-old woman visited our emergency room for progressive dyspnea and recurrent hemoptysis at 30 weeks' gestation. Her New York Heart Association functional ...