Diagnosis of cor triatriatum by echocardiography.
The echocardiographic findings in a case of cor triatriatum are described. The diagnosis was suggested by a normal anterior mitral valve echo and a dense band of echoes posterior to the aortic root and within the body of the left atrium; it was documented at cardiac catheterization and proved surgically. Echocardiography is an important diagnostic aid in assessing pulmonary venous obstruction in children.
D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*