title: Cor triatriatum sinister: two cases diagnosed in adulthood and a review of literature.
abstract: Cor triatriatum sinister is a rare condition caused by a membrane within the left  atrium that separates the pulmonary veins from the mitral valve. While the  condition is usually diagnosed in childhood, a rare presentation during adulthood  is observed when the membrane is incomplete. We report two cases of  incomplete cor triatriatum sinister diagnosed during adulthood and review the  literature for this rare anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
authors.forename: T Sinan
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Guvenc
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.forename: U Hasan
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Kantarci
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sevingil
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ercakmak
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Karabag
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Balci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed