title: Isolated left cor triatriatum: a rare cause of effort dyspnoea in the adult.
abstract: Left cor triatriatum is a congenital heart disease characterized by an intra-atrial membrane determining obstruction and pressure gradient. We report an unusual case of cor triatriatum in a nonprofessional athlete presenting with effort dyspnoea. Although frequently diagnosed in the infant, it may also be a rare cause of effort dyspnoea in the adult.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Department, S. Luca Hospital, Vallo della Lucania, Italy. rodolfocitro@tele2.it
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Citro
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bossone
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Provenza
authors.forename: Marco Mariano
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Patella
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gregorio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports