title: [Left cor triatriatum in a man over 60].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Cardiologia-UCIC, Montebelluna, TV.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alitto
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mobilia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perasole
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buchberger
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Cuore triatriato sinistro in uomo ultrasessantenne.