title: A cardiovascular cause of hematemesis.
abstract: Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital heart defect in which a fibromuscular membrane forms an anomalous septum within the left atrium, dividing it into a posterosuperior higher pressure chamber and an anteroinferior anatomically true left atrium. Typically, in cor triatriatum, all four pulmonary veins enter into this accessory chamber, we present an unusual variant of cor triatriatum, in which only the right sided pulmonary veins were involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, PH Room 5-505, 622 W. 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA, mas9272@nyp.org.
authors.forename: Maninder
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Amanjit S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Baadh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D016896:Treatment Outcome