Intraoperative echocardiographic diagnosis of previously unrecognized cor triatriatum.
Cor triatriatum is a congenital heart defect resulting in abnormal septation of the left atrium by a fibromuscular membrane. Echocardiography has improved the preoperative diagnosis of this rare congenital heart defect. We report a case where transesophageal echocardiography proved useful in the intraoperative diagnosis of a previously undetected cor triatriatum.
Hogue
C W
CW
Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
Barzilai
B
B
Forstot
R
R
Shuman
T A
TA
Cox
J L
JL
D000368:Aged; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male