Learn About Double Discordia

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.
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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?
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Kai Ma
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13
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Fuwai Hospital

Beijing, CN 

Kai Ma is in Beijing, China. Ma is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Double Discordia. They are also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. Their top areas of expertise are Double Discordia, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Subpulmonary Stenosis, and Tricuspid Regurgitation.

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Ewa Kowalik
Elite
Highly rated in
4
conditions

Division Of Cardiology

Warsaw, MZ, PL 

Ewa Kowalik is in Warsaw, Poland. Kowalik is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Double Discordia. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Double Discordia, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Congenital Heart Disease, and Tricuspid Regurgitation.

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Dr. Viktor Hraska
Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery
Elite
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Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery

Froedtert Hospital

Milwaukee, WI 

Viktor Hraska is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Hraska is rated as an Elite doctor by MediFind in the treatment of Double Discordia. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Double Discordia, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Congenital Mitral Malformation, and Ventricular Septal Defects. He is licensed to treat patients in Wisconsin. Dr. Hraska is currently accepting new patients.

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What are the latest Double Discordia Clinical Trials?
Percutaneous Edge To Edge Repair for the Treatment of Severe Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation in High-surgical Risk Patients With Systemic Right Ventricle : a Multicentric French Cohort.
Status: Recruiting
Start Date: July 1, 2020
Intervention Type: Device
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Summary: Our study is about to follow adult congenital patients, known with systemic right ventricle (mostly correct transposition of the great arteries ou congenitally corrected transposition fo the great arteries) and systemic valve severe regurgitation which was treated with a Mitraclip device on this tricuspid valve.~It's an observationnal study with a 2 years follow up with clinical (symptoms, complic...
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Effect of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibition With Tadalafil on SystEmic Right VEntricular Size and Function - a Multi-center, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial - SERVE Trial
Who is this study for: Patients with Congenital Heart Defects,Transposition of Great Vessels With Ventricular Inversion
Status: Active, not recruiting
Start Date: October 25, 2017
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Tadalafil
Phase: Phase 3
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Summary: This study assesses in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled multi-center pilot trial the effect of PDE-5 inhibition with Tadalafil on right ventricle size and function, exercise capacity and neurohumoral activation in adults with congenital heart disease and a right ventricle in subaortic position over a 3-year follow-up period.
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What are the Latest Advances for Double Discordia?
Conventional Repair of an Intraoperatively Diagnosed Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries in an Adult.
Journal: The heart surgery forum
Published: September 02, 2021
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Summary: Conventional Repair of an Intraoperatively Diagnosed Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries in an Adult.
Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA).
Journal: BMJ case reports
Published: June 10, 2021
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Summary: Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA).
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A rare case report: tricuspid valve prolapse due to spontaneous chordae rupture in a congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries patient.
Condition: Tricuspid Valve Prolapse due to Spontaneous Chordae Rupture in Patient with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of Great Arteries (CCTGA)
Journal: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
Treatment Used: Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Number of Patients: 1
Published: July 01, 2020
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Summary: This case report describes a 38-year-old man who developed tricuspid valve prolapse due to spontaneous chordae rupture after a congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA) treated with tricuspid valve replacement.
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