Double-Chambered Left Ventricle: Unusual Presentation with an Apical Defect in a Thallium Scan in a Middle-Aged, Asymptomatic Woman

Publikation

Double-Chambered Left Ventricle: Unusual Presentation with an Apical Defect in a Thallium Scan in a Middle-Aged, Asymptomatic Woman

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.05.1999

Rickli Hans, Attenhofer Jost Christine H., Locher Johannes T., Jenni Rolf

Bereiche

Kardiologie

PubMed

11175166

Zitation

Rickli H, Attenhofer Jost C, Locher J, Jenni R. Double-Chambered Left Ventricle: Unusual Presentation with an Apical Defect in a Thallium Scan in a Middle-Aged, Asymptomatic Woman. Echocardiography 1999; 16:387-391.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Echocardiography 1999; 16

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.05.1999

eISSN (Online)

1540-8175

Seiten

387-391

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

A left ventricular apical filling defect was found in a whole-body thallium scan performed for routine follow-up for surgically cured thyroid cancer in a 51-year-old woman. She had no cardiovascular symptoms, and her electrocardiogram at rest and during exercise was unremarkable. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a double-chambered left ventricle. A prominent fibromuscular ridge distal to the papillary muscles was seen dividing the left ventricular cavity into a small apical portion and a large basal portion. There was no significant intraventricular gradient. No treatment was necessary, and the patient has remained asymptomatic in a 4-year follow-up.