Endoscopic Repair of Obstructive Cor Triatriatum

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...

Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum

Figure 1 – A) Transthoracic echocardiogram showing cor triatriatum: proximal and distal left atrium separated by a membrane (Pointing white arrow), LA: left atrium; LV: left ventricle; RV: right ventricle; RA: right atrium. B) Transesophageal echocardiogram showing cor triatriatum: proximal and distal left atrium separated by a membrane (Pointing white arrow), LA: left atrium; LV: left ventricl...

Cor triatriatum dexter in adults?

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2010;63(12):1510-6 1515 On the other hand, in the fetus and in childhood it is exceptional to find an obstructive CTD without associate anomalies, and in our experience it is also exceptional to find it associated with right-sided heart malformations. That perception is corroborated by the lack of description of this issue, limited to a few cases published in literature.4-6 In ...

Cor triatriatum with pericardial agenesis.

A complicated case of cor triatriatum dexter.

over the right chest wall, not obviously associated with any clinical abnormality. Ten days after admission, oedema of the face became apparent. Emination revealed a swollen right arm, a much enlarged and tender right breast, associated with dilated veins in the chest wall, and non-pulsatile distension of the neck veins. A diagnosis of superior vena caval obstruction was made. The liver was enl...