Doble entrada ventricular izquierda - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

DEVI (doble entrada del ventrículo izquierdo); Ventrículo único (corazón univentricular); Ventrículo común

Síntomas:

Los síntomas de DEVI pueden abarcar:

Cansarse fácilmente, sobre todo durante la alimentación
Color azulado de la piel (los labios también pueden tornarse azules)
Insuficiencia para aumentar de peso y crecer
Piel pálida (palidez)
Mala alimentación
Sudoración
Hinchazón de piernas o abdomen
Problemas para respirar

Signos y exámenes:

Los signos de DEVI pueden abarcar:

Ritmo cardíaco anormal, como se observa en un electrocardiograma
Acumulación de líquido alrededor de los pulmones
Insuficiencia cardíaca
Soplo cardíaco
Latidos cardíacos rápidos

Los exámenes para diagnosticar DEVI pueden abarcar:

Medición de la actividad eléctrica del corazón (electrocardiograma o ECG)
Pasar una sonda delgada y flexible dentro del corazón para examinar las arterias (cateterismo cardíaco)
Ecografía del corazón (ecocardiografía)
Uso de imanes para crear imágenes del corazón (RM)

Doble entrada ventricular izquierda

Reviewed last on: 4/30/2010
Kurt R. Schumacher, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Park MK. Park: Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2008:283-287:chap 14.

Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007.

Townsend Jr. CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, et al, eds. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 18th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:1777-1783: chap 43.

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