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The human heart is a complex organ made up of four chambers: the right and left atria and the right and left ventricles. These internal chambers are separated by partitions known as the interatrial and interventricular septa. The exterior of the heart features a groove known as the coronary sulcus that demarcates the atria from the ventricles, while the anterior and posterior interventricular sulci distinguish between the two ventricles.
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Quadrichambered ventricles.

Ramazan Akdemir¹, Mustafa M Balci, Cigdem Ozer

¹Diskapi Research and Education Hospital, Cardiology Department, Ankara, Turkey.

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|June 11, 2010

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This study reports a rare case of simultaneous double chambered right ventricle and double chambered left ventricle. This simultaneous occurrence of ventricular anomalies is exceptionally uncommon in cardiac cases.

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiac Anatomy

Background:

Double chambered ventricle describes ventricular subdivision due to anomalous septal or muscular structures.
Subdivision of the left ventricle is significantly rarer than right ventricular subdivision.

Observation:

This case presents a patient with a double chambered right ventricle.
Concurrently, the patient exhibits a rare instance of a double chambered left ventricle.

Findings:

The simultaneous presence of both double chambered right ventricle and double chambered left ventricle is documented.
This represents a unique and complex congenital cardiac anomaly.

Implications:

Highlights the spectrum of ventricular anomalies and their potential coexistence.
Enhances understanding of rare cardiac malformations for improved diagnosis and management.
Contributes to the literature on complex congenital heart disease.