In double inlet left ventricle only the left lower heart chamber
(left ventricle) is developed, and both upper chambers carry
blood into this ventricle. A small, poorly developed right
ventricle may be present. Double inlet left ventricle is one of
several heart defects known as single (or common) ventricle
defects, as there is essentially only one pumping chamber in the
heart. Updated by: Kurt R. Schumacher, MD, Pediatric Cardiology,
University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
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