The concept of double inlet-double outlet right ventricle: a distinct congenital heart disease

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• 作者：Veronica Spadotto^a ; Carla Frescura^a ; Siew Yen Ho^b ; Gaetano Thiene^a ; ^{gaetano.thiene@unipd.it}
• 关键词：AV ; atrioventricular ; CHD ; congenital heart disease ; DIRV ; double inlet right ventricle ; DORV ; double outlet right ventricle ; DI-DORV ; double inlet-double outlet right ventricle ; LV ; left ventricle ; RV ; right ventricle ; VA ; ventriculo-arterial ; VSD ; ventricular septal defect
• 刊名：Cardiovascular Pathology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January-February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：26
• 期：Complete
• 页码：39-44
• 全文大小：768 K
• 卷排序：26

文摘

The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence and to analyze the anatomy of double inlet-double outlet right ventricle complex and its associated cardiac anomalies in our autopsy series. Among the 1640 hearts with congenital heart disease of our Anatomical Collection, we reviewed the specimens with double inlet-double outlet right ventricle, according to the sequential-segmental analysis, identifying associated cardiac anomalies and examining lung histology to assess the presence of pulmonary vascular disease. We identified 14 hearts with double inlet-double outlet right ventricle (0.85%). Right atrial isomerism was observed in 10 hearts, situs solitus in 3 and left atrial isomerism in one. Regarding the mode of atrioventricular connection, all hearts but one had a common atrioventricular valve. Systemic or pulmonary venous abnormalities were noted in all patients with atrial isomerism. In nine patients a valvular or subvalvular pulmonary stenosis was present. Among the functionally “univentricular hearts”, double inlet- double outlet right ventricle represents a peculiar entity, mostly in association with right atrial isomerism. Multiple cardiac anomalies are associated and may complicate surgical repair.