title: Cor triatriatum in adults: three new cases and a brief review.
abstract: We report 3 cases of cor triatriatum that were diagnosed late, in the 4th and 5th decades of life. The presentations of these 2 men and 1 woman varied substantially, both in anatomic and symptomatic aspects. The woman had an associated complex congenital anomaly, which is not uncommon in cases of cor triatriatum. We present our cases, along with a review of this rare congenital cardiac anomaly.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guhathakurta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vadalapali
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nalladaru
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Easthope
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged