Korean Circ J.
2002 Jul;32(7):604-607. 10.4070/kcj.2002.32.7.604.
Asymptomatic Cor Triatriatum in an Adult Incidentally Revealed by Echocardiography
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- 1Division of Cardiology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.
- 2Division of Rheumatology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.
- KMID: 2093859
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2002.32.7.604
Abstract
- We report an unusual case of asymptomatic cor triatriatum found in a 30-year-old female suffering form Bechect's syndrome. Cor triatriatum was suspected from a routine echocardiography. The left atrium was divided into a posterior superior chamber and an anterior inferior chamber (true left atrium) by an echo-dense membrane. Two turbulent jet flows were demonstrated on transesophageal echocardiography. Catheterization and angiography demonstrated a mild increase in the pulmonary artery, and capillary wedge, pressures no associated anomalies, and with four pulmonary veins draining into the posterior chamber. The membrane was successfully resected by surgery.
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