title: Cor triatriatum and anomalous pulmonary venous return: an unusual case.
abstract: In December 1954, a 29-year-old man with cor triatriatum underwent partial surgical repair consisting of left atrial implantation of a single anomalous pulmonary vein that had been draining into the innominate vein. In April 1989, at age 64, he returned for definitive cardiac repair. The contrast between these 2 procedures illustrates the tremendous progress that has been made in cardiac diagnosis and surgery during the past 35 years.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas 77225-0345, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cooley
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Murphy