J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2017 Jun;25(2):70-71. 10.4250/jcu.2017.25.2.70.

Bifid Cardiac Apex in an Old Woman

• Masoura C
• Aggeli C
• Aznaouridis K
• Felekos I
• Tousoulis

• KMID: 2385078
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2017.25.2.70

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Bifid apex; Bifid heart; Bifid ventricle; Congenital heart disease

MeSH Terms

Female
Heart Defects, Congenital
Humans

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Transthoracic echocardiography: apical four-chamber view before (A) and after (B) intravenous injection of ultrasound contrast shows a bifid left ventricle and a hypoplastic right ventricle.

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