@article{Dogan_Alehan_Duman_2005, title={Successful Surgical Management of a Double-Chambered Left Ventricle in a 13-Year-Old Girl: A Report of a Rare Case}, volume={7}, url={https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/1013}, DOI={10.1532/HSF98.20041011}, abstractNote={<P>Background: Double-chambered left ventricle (DCLV) is a rare congenital anomaly, and only a few cases in which a 2-chambered LV is separated by the interventricular septum or an abnormal muscle bundle have been reported in the literature. Frequently, such cases are diagnosed when a patient is admitted to hospital for the evaluation of a cardiac murmur, and most of these patients have isolated DCLV </P><P>Materials and Methods: We describe the case of a 13-year-old girl with DCLV who had twice undergone operation, including mitral valve replacement, in our institution. </P><P>Result: No gradient was found after surgical resection of the hypertrophic floating mass, and the patient’s symptoms disappeared. </P><P>Discussion: Surgical resection can be carried out in patients with DCLV when done sufficiently early, and careful echocardiographic examination is important in a continuing follow-up. Surgeons should keep in mind the possibility of a recurrence of DCLV</P>}, number={3}, journal={The Heart Surgery Forum}, author={Dogan, Omer Faruk and Alehan, Dursun and Duman, Umit}, year={2005}, month={Jan.}, pages={E198-E200} }