Double-Chambered Right Ventricle Presenting in Adulthood With Aortic and Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis

Alissa Kauffman; Stephen Ream; Laxmi S Mehta; Lauren Lastinger

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101934

Double-Chambered Right Ventricle Presenting in Adulthood With Aortic and Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Jun 29:19:101934. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101934. eCollection 2023 Aug 2.

Authors

Alissa Kauffman¹, Stephen Ream¹, Laxmi S Mehta¹, Lauren Lastinger¹

Affiliation

¹ Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Abstract

A 55-year-old woman admitted with symptoms of right heart failure received a diagnosis of double-chambered right ventricle and a ventricular septal defect with aortic and pulmonic valve endocarditis. This case highlights the use of multimodality imaging and importance of adult congenital heart disease expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of such patients. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: congenital heart defect; endocarditis; imaging; ventricular septal defect.