Echocardiographic diagnosis of cor triatriatum.
M-mode echocardiography displayed abnormal echoes in the left atrium and posterior to the mitral leaflets in a child with severe heart failure. Cor triatriatum was demonstrated by angiography and cured by surgical excision. Subsequent echo studies no longer showed the abnormal structure.
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications