Double whammy: the disappearing right atrium

Natural products: DNA double whammy.

Double auricles of the right atrium: a unique anatomic deformity

BACKGROUND Anatomic deviations, especially those detected during the course of an operation, are medically intriguing, as they raise concerns about their clinical significance and putative complications. CASE PRESENTATION We present, to our knowledge, for the first time a case of an anatomic deviation in the form of a second right atrial auricle in a 70 year-old, coronary bypass-operated male...

Double outlet right atrium with three atrioventricular valves

The atrioventricular (AV) valves are complex anatomical structures which perform sophisticated functions.(1) A wide spectrum of malformations of these valves can occur in patients with AV septal defects. We here describe the anatomic and functional abnormalities of a rare form of the disease, where two valves connected the right atrium to both the right and left ventricles, in addition to a thi...

Varitint-waddler: a double whammy for hearing.

T varitint-waddler (Va) mutant mouse must be the prettiest mouse I have ever seen. The mutation shows semidominant inheritance, and mice carrying one copy of the Va mutation are tricolored, as its name suggests, with variable patches of fur in white, pale gray, and the rich chestnut color agouti (1). It is also deaf and has the classic head-bobbing and circling behavior typical of mice with def...

Double whammy: a tale of two malignancies.

Sharma A, Yesudian PD. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221148 Description A 61-year-old woman was referred to the dermatology clinic with multiple skin lesions on her scalp and central back. They were relatively asymptomatic but had increased in size over the previous few months. Her medical history was significant as she had a cerebellar medulloblastoma when she was 19 years old that w...