Biplane transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of cor triatriatum.
A transthoracic echocardiogram disclosed a linear structure in the left atrium of an adult presenting with atypical chest pain. Biplane transesophageal echocardiography revealed a cor triatriatum. The longitudinal plane was most useful for the assessment of the membrane orifice and the Doppler flow pattern.
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Département de Cardiologie, Hôpital Universitaire, Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
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D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging