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Double-Chambered Right Ventricle Demonstrated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before Cardiac Catheterization—Case Report

Department of Radiology, National cardiovascular Center and Department of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Takashi Fujii

Department of Radiology, National cardiovascular Center and Department of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Double-chambered right ventricle is often misdiagnosed clinically and may be missed at cardiac catheterization. The authors encountered a fifty-six-year- old man who had double-chambered right ventricle, which was clearly demon strated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before cardiac catheterization. The right ventricle was divided into two chambers by hypertrophic muscular bands at the coronal planes. This finding was confirmed by selective angiogra phy, and the pressure gradient in the right ventricle was 98 mmHg. Thus, MRI should be performed in the case of right ventricular obstruction to evaluate the site and extent of obstruction before cardiac catheterization.

Angiology, Vol. 39, No. 3, 259-262 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/000331978803900309


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