A Case Report of Cor Triatriatum.
10.4326/jjcvs.20.1494
- VernacularTitle:三心房性の１治験例
- Author:
Shigeaki AOYAGI
;
Hiroshi HARA
;
Eiki TAYAMA
;
Hiroshi YASUNAGA
;
Ko TANAKA
;
Hidetoshi AKASHI
;
Ken-ichi KOSUGA
;
Kiroku OISHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
1991;20(9):1494-1497
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Cor triatriatum is one of the rare congenital cardiac malformations and once the diagnosis is correctly established, this is amenable to surgical correction. We reported a case of 25-year-old male of cor triatriatum, who had symptomes of easy fatiguability. The diagnosis of cor triatriatum was suspected preoperatively by two-dimensional echocardiogram at first, detecting abnormal diaphragm in the left atrium, and it was confirmed by color Doppler echocardiogram and transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiogram. Cardiac catheterization revealed high pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and the abnormal diaphragm in the left atrium was showed by the pulmonary arteriography. On the operation, the abnormal diaphragm was excised by the trans-septal approach, which had a small fenestration of 8mm in diameter at posterolateral site. Some considerations for clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment are discussed.
