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Double-chambered left ventricle

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We describe a rare congenital anomaly in a 39-year-old woman who was referred for a preoperative echocardiographic assessment in February 2012. A double-chambered left ventricle was suspected on transthoracic echocardiography and was confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Cardiac Care Unit, Al-Sabah Hospital, Ministry of Health, 13159, P.O. Box 2866, Safat, Kuwait

    Islam F.H. Ali, Khalid Y. Tohamy & Mousa Akbar

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Ali, I.F., Tohamy, K.Y. & Akbar, M. Double-chambered left ventricle. Egypt J Intern Med 24, 105–107 (2012). https://doi.org/10.7123/01.EJIM.0000422606.65378.27

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