A Patient with Dyspnea and an Enlarged Right Ventricle

Michelle Nsahlai; Amr Telmesani; Valeria E. Duarte

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1124

A Patient with Dyspnea and an Enlarged Right Ventricle

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 18 (2022): Issue 1

By: Michelle Nsahlai , Amr Telmesani and Valeria E. Duarte

Open Access

|Oct 2022

Abstract

Case report of a patient with no significant past medical history who presented with reports of dizziness, dyspnea on exertion, and palpitations that had been ongoing for at least 5 years. It demonstrates the importance of considering the presence of an inter-atrial shunt when evaluating a patient with an unexplained dilated right atrium and right ventricle.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1124 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 96 - 101

Submitted on: Apr 21, 2022

Accepted on: Aug 1, 2022

Published on: Oct 4, 2022

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

sinus venosus ASD,

partial anomalous pulmonary venous return,

left to right shunt

© 2022 Michelle Nsahlai, Amr Telmesani, Valeria E. Duarte, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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