Cor triatriatum sinister: a rare underlying cause of pulmonary hemosiderosis

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Cor triatriatum sinister: a rare underlying cause of pulmonary hemosiderosis

Pulmonary hemosiderosis is a disorder with unknown cause and characterized by hemosiderin appreciation in alveolar interstitium from decomposed hemoglobin following alveolar capillary bleeding, which finally leads to pulmonary fibrosis. It can be divided into primary and secondary types in terms of its etiology. While primary types are related to autoimmunity, secondary types can be associated ...

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Cor triatriatum sinister.

C triatriatum is a very rare congenital cardiac anomaly with no known associated genetic abnormalities. Cor triatriatum is generally an isolated anomaly but may be associated with anomalous pulmonary venous return in approximately 10% of patients, patent ductus arteriosus, left superior vena cava, ventricular septal defects, Shone syndrome, tricuspid atresia, Ebstein malformation, atrioventricu...

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Cor triatriatum sinister (CTS) is a rare congenital abnormality. Clinical presentation of patients with CTS mainly depends on the anatomic features of membrane and may vary from mild or moderate symptoms mimicking mitral stenosis to more severe and complicated cardioembolic stroke or a new onset heart failure. We herein have reported on a young male who presented with the signs and symptoms of ...

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Unusual Case of Cor Triatriatum Sinister

A 26-year-old man was evaluated for progressive shortness of breath on mild exertion. Physical examination was unremarkable. The electrocardiogram revealed left atrial (LA) enlargement. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) demonstrated normal biventricular size and systolic function with severely dilated LA and no significant valvulopathy. A thin mobi...

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Cor Triatriatum Sinister Presenting in Adulthood

COR TRIATRIATUM is an uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly that is characterized by division of the left atrium into two separate chambers by a fenestrated membrane. This condition typically presents in infancy or early childhood, and can be associated with other cardiac anomalies. A smaller number of adult cases have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a patient with cor tri...

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: SpringerPlus

سال: 2016

ISSN: 2193-1801

DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-1752-1