Congenital Left Ventricular-Right Atrial Communication Gerbode-Type Defect.

Abstract

Adult congenital heart diseases present a unique challenge in assessing right-sided cardiac chambers, where pressures can be mistakenly calculated using standard echocardiographic formulae. A challenging case is presented of a combined inlet ventricular septal defect and ventriculo-atrial Gerbode defect. The diagnosis of such adult congenital heart diseases requires an in-depth understanding of cardiac pathophysiology and hemodynamics. Video 1: Transthoracic echocardiography. Apical four-chamber view, showing a large inlet VSD with bidirectional shunt (Eisenmenger syndrome). Video 2: Transthoracic echocardiography showing the Gerbode defect in a short-axis view.