Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic imaging of cor triatriatum and persistent left superior vena cava.
The authors describe the case of a 54-year-old woman with the association of two rare congenital cardiac anomalies: cor triatriatum and persistent left superior vena cava with the special characteristic of direct drainage to the right atrium. Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography offered a comprehensive anatomic and functional evaluation of these infrequent entities.
Pericas
Pere
P
Cardiology Department, Hospital Son Dureta, Andrea Doria 55, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. papericas@hotmail.com
Rodríguez-Fernández
Antonio
A
Melis
Gaspar
G
Forteza
José F
JF
Figuerola
Antoni A
AA
Bethencourt
Armando
A
D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*