title: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Diagnosis of Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest.
abstract: Cardiac arrest in the adolescent population secondary to congenital heart disease (CHD) is rare. Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) in the emergency department (ED) can yield important clinical information, aid in resuscitative efforts during cardiac arrest and is commonly integrated into the evaluation of patients with pulseless electrical activity (PEA). We report a case of pediatric cardiac arrest in which FoCUS was used to diagnose a critical CHD known as cor triatriatum sinistrum as the likely cause for PEA cardiac arrest and help direct ED resuscitation.
authors.affiliation: WellSpan York Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, York, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Thompson
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kehrl
authors.affiliation: WellSpan York Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, York, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Callie T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Dagen
authors.affiliation: WellSpan York Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, York, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Brent A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000209:etiology*