title: Cor triatriatum sinister: an incidental finding in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
abstract: A 58-year-old male was referred for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. He was incidentally diagnosed with cor triatriatum sinister by preoperative transesophageal echocardiography and cardiovascular computed tomography. The patient has since been free from atrial fibrillation for over 24 months following successful electrical pulmonary vein isolation. The rapidly soaring number of cases undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and imaging investigation prior to the procedure may increase the incidental detection of asymptomatic congenital heart diseases.
authors: Cardiology Division, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. fukumoto@cpnet.med.keio.ac.jp
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authors: Fukumoto
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authors: Takatsuki
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authors: Miyoshi
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authors: Tanimoto
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authors: Nishiyama
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authors: Aizawa
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authors: Kimura
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authors: Fukuda
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authors: Sato
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authors: Fukuda
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged