title: Cor triatriatum evaluated by real time 3D TEE.
abstract: We present two cases of cor triatriatum, a rare congenital anomaly that consists of a membrane that divides the left atrium into two chambers. The first case involves an older adult man admitted for evaluation of left-sided weakness attributed to stroke. The second is a case of a middle-aged woman with dyspnea. Both patients had transthoracic echocardiograms as a part of their initial evaluation, which revealed abnormal structures in the left atrium, and both subsequently underwent transesophageal echocardiography. During these exams, real-time 3D imaging was utilized to more completely define the pathology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA.
authors.forename: Ramy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Edward A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003199:Computer Systems; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged