title: Cor triatriatum presenting as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a case report.
abstract: Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital cardiac malformation and it usually refers to the left atrium. We report an unusual case of cor triatriatum in a 33 - year old woman presented with congestive heart failure caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Evaggelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kokotsakis
authors.forename: Vania
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anagnostakou
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Almpanis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paralikas
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nenekidis
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kratimenos
authors.forename: Efi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Prapa
authors.forename: Nikolitsa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tragotsalou
authors.forename: Achilleas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lioulias
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazarakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013599:Systole; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology