title: Atrial fibrillation and cor triatriatum sinister: a case report.
abstract: A 29-year-old man presented to our hospital with palpitations, shortness of breath, and orthopnea. After being admitted, he progressed to cardiogenic shock and respiratory failure, which required ventilator support and cardioversion. Subsequent evaluation revealed a fibromuscular membrane across the left atrium, requiring urgent corrective surgery.
authors.affiliation: Third-year Internal Medicine Resident at the Santa Clara Medical Center in CA. hoa.n.tran@kp.org.
authors.forename: Hoa Jeannie
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgeon at the Santa Clara Medical Center in CA. robert.t.gordon@kp.org.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Cardiologist at the San Jose Medical Center in CA. thomas.alloggiamento@kp.org.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alloggiamento
authors.affiliation: Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at the San Jose Medical Center in CA. sukhvinder.k.nagi@kp.org.
authors.forename: Sukhvinder Kaur
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Nagi
authors.affiliation: Cardiologist at the San Jose Medical Center in CA. ashok.krishnaswami@kp.org.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishnaswami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography