Eroglu Serpil, Sade Elif, Bozbas Huseyin, Pirat Bahar, Yildirir Aylin, Muderrisoglu Haldun
University of Baskent, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Maresal Fevzi Cakmak, Cad. 10. sok No:45, 06490 Bahcelievler, Ankara, Turkey.
Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 Mar;9(2):314-5. doi: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.11.010.
Left ventricular-right atrial communication, known as a Gerbode-type defect, is a rare form of ventricular septal defect. It is usually congenital, but rarely acquired. Clinical presentation is associated with the volume of the shunt. Transthoracic echocardiography is the most useful diagnostic method. We present a 63-year-old man with chronic renal failure and left ventricular-right atrial shunt.