title: Evaluating adult cor triatriatum with total anomalous pulmonary venous connections by multidetector computed tomography angiography.
abstract: A 19-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with dyspnea, chest pain, and shortness of breath. A chest radiograph showed mild cardiomegaly. Echocardiography revealed an extra chamber in the heart. To evaluate this abnormality, ECG-gated 16-detector-row computed tomography angiography was performed. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), showing cor triatriatum with total anomalous pulmonary venous connections (TAPVC), clearly revealed cardiac and vascular anatomy. ECG-gated cardiac MDCT is a useful tool for detection and characterisation of cor triatriatum and related anomalies.
authors: Atatürk University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Erzurum, Turkey. akkanrad@hotmail.com
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kantarci
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Yuce
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Yalcin
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Arslan
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bozkurt
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Gundogdu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult