Doppler echocardiography in the diagnosis of divided left atrium (cor triatriatum sinister).
A case of congenitally divided left atrium detected on cross-sectional echocardiography is described. Simultaneous Doppler examination helped to diagnose the obstructive nature of the partition within the left atrium by locating a turbulent high velocity (2.2 meters/second) diastolic signal. The diagnosis was confirmed on cardiac catheterization and surgery.
Radhakrishnan
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Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Shrivastava
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D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans