PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zhuoyuan Xu
AU  - Thomas Semple
AU  - Hong Gu
AU  - Karen P McCarthy
AU  - Siew Yen Ho
AU  - Wei Li
TI  - Double outlet ventricles: review of anatomic and imaging characteristics
AID  - 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321955
DP  - 2022 Dec 20
TA  - Heart
PG  - heartjnl-2022-321955
4099  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2022/12/20/heartjnl-2022-321955.short
4100  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2022/12/20/heartjnl-2022-321955.full
AB  - Hearts with double outlet ventricles and concordant atrioventricular connections account for about 1%–3% of all cases of congenital heart disease. We review hearts with two ventricles and concordant atrioventricular connections with double outlet right ventricle (DORV), double outlet left ventricle (DOLV) and double outlet both ventricles (DOBV) from the morphological and clinical imaging perspectives. These hearts are a heterogeneous group of congenital cardiac malformations with a wide range of pathophysiologies that require an individualised surgical approach based on a precise understanding of the complex cardiovascular anatomy. Owing to their differing temporal, spatial and contrast resolutions, we propose that multimodality imaging provides optimal characterisation of various intracardiac morphological features of double outlet hearts. This approach aids clinical diagnosis for optimising treatment options across these malformations.