title: A Five (5) chamber heart (Cor Triatriatum) in Infancy: A rare congenital heart defect.
abstract: Five-chambered heart is extremely rare in children. We report a case of asymptomatic five chamber heart detected in infancy. The patient is 2-day-old and managed in a special care baby unit (SCBU) for neonatal sepsis. During routine follow-up at the age of 1 month, she was found to have an asymptomatic murmur. Echocardiograph reported five-chambered heart, concluding that it is Cor triatriatum, supravalvular pulmonary stenosis and secundum atrial septal defect. The child is still been followed-up and is still asymptomatic at 7 months. Five-chambered heart, although rare, can occur even if asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ezeogu
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Tochukwu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ezeofor
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Emeka
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nwolisa
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Osarieme
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Omokhua
keywords: Asymptomatic; five chamber heart; infancy