Surgical correction of cor triatriatum associated with pulmonary artery thrombosis in an adult.
We herein present a case of a successful correction of cor triatriatum associated with thrombotic pulmonary hypertension diagnosed in an adult female patient. We confirmed diagnosis using transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in addition to cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Surgical repair comprised excision of the fibromuscular membranous septum in the left atrium, patch closure of an atrial septal defect, and reconstruction of the pulmonary arteries with a vascular graft. Cor triatriatum complicated pulmonary thrombotic hypertension with atrial septal defect is amenable to surgical correction with satisfactory results.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Korea.
Jae-Bum
JB
Park
Je-Kyoun
JK
Shin
Hyun-Keun
HK
Chee
Jun-Seok
JS
Kim
Sung-Min
SM
Ko
Meong-Gun
MG
Song