[Left cor triatriatum in a man over 60].
A case of cor triatriatum in a 66-year-old man is reported. The patient died of pneumonia; ante mortem diagnosis was made with both transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. Autopsy finding showed a very good correlation between anatomical and echocardiographic abnormalities. Cor triatriatum is amenable to surgical correction and echocardiography is extremely helpful in the diagnosis.
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Servizio di Cardiologia-UCIC, Montebelluna, TV.
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Buchberger
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Cuore triatriato sinistro in uomo ultrasessantenne.