Abstract
Single ventricle is a rare heart anomaly in which both atria empty into a single ventricular chamber. The term double inlet ventricle is therefore more appropriate. The two atria are connected to the single ventricle through two separate valves or through a common atrioventricular valve. Most commonly the single ventricle is morphologically a left ventricular chamber with a rudimentary right outlet chamber. More rarely it is a right ventricular chamber with a rudimentary left outlet chamber. This anomaly is often accompanied by malposition of the great arteries.
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De Simone, R. (1994). Single Ventricle. In: Atlas of Transesophageal Color Doppler Echocardiography and Intraoperative Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78956-4_15
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