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What is the definition of Double Discordia?
Double discordia, also known as atrio-ventricular and ventriculo-arterial double discordia, is a rare congenital disorder of the heart and great arteries in which the right atrium is connected to the left ventricle and the left atrium is connected to the right ventricle. The great arteries may be transposed, and the ventricles of the heart are also inverted.
What are the symptoms of Double Discordia?
Symptoms of double discordia may include cyanosis (bluish skin and lip color), tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), tachypnoea (rapid breathing), heart murmur, diaphoresis (excessive sweating), failure to thrive syndrome, tricuspid valve regurgitation, congestive heart failure, and impaired ventricular function.
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What are the current treatments for Double Discordia?
Treatment for double discordia may include cardiac surgery to correct the congenital defects and the drugs, tadalafil and phosphodiesterase inhibitors.
Who are the top Double Discordia Local Doctors?
Elite in Double Discordia
Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics
Elite in Double Discordia
Pediatric Cardiology | Pediatrics

C. S. Mott Children's Hospital

1540 E Hospital Dr, Floor 11 Reception C, 
Ann Arbor, MI 
Languages Spoken:
English

Dr. Dorfman was born and raised in southeast Michigan, and returned home in 2007 after training and working as faculty at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School. He is co-director of congenital and pediatric cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and attends in the echocardiography laboratory, as well as seeing patients in a general pediatric cardiology clinic. Dr. Dorfman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Double Discordia. He is also highly rated in 48 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tetralogy of Fallot, Double Discordia, Transposition of the Great Arteries, and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). Dr. Dorfman is board certified in Pediatric Cardiology.

Elite in Double Discordia
Thoracic Surgery
Elite in Double Discordia
Thoracic Surgery

Cleveland Clinic Children's Outpatient Center

8950 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
Languages Spoken:
English, Arabic

Hani Najm is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Najm is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Double Discordia. He is also highly rated in 29 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Double Discordia, Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Ventricular Septal Defects, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Najm is board certified in Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Canada, 1994.

 
 
 
 
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Elite in Double Discordia
Pediatric Cardiology
Elite in Double Discordia
Pediatric Cardiology

Boston Children's Hospital

300 Longwood Ave, 
Boston, MA 
Languages Spoken:
English

Gerald Marx is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Marx is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Double Discordia. He is also highly rated in 49 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Double Discordia, Congenital Mitral Stenosis, Ebstein's Anomaly, and Heart Valve Repair.

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