Krieger Eric V, Valente Anne M, Landzberg Michael J, Stout Karen K
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Congenit Heart Dis. 2012 Sep-Oct;7(5):E73-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2012.00641.x. Epub 2012 Apr 3.
Described is a 42-year-old man with complex congenital heart disease with single-ventricle physiology who underwent a Fontan operation at 27 years of age. He presented with sudden-onset chest pain and dyspnea and was initially misdiagnosed with a pulmonary embolism. This case is described in order to highlight the challenges in the evaluation of common presentations in adults with congenital heart disease.