title: Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of cor triatriatum: operation without catheterization in an adult patient.
abstract: Cor triatriatum presenting in adulthood is extremely rare. An 18-year-old female patient presented with a clinical picture masquerading mitral valvular heart disease. Both transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated a membrane in the left atrium with no other cardiac anomaly. The patient was successfully operated on without the need for catheterization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sahasakul
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaithiraphan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panchavinnin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jootar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thongtang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sriyochati
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans