Cor triatriatum diagnosed in a 55-year-old man

Knapp, M.łg.; Sobkowicz, B.; Lisowska, A.; Sudnik, W.; Knapp, M.lg; Sobkowicz, B; Lisowska, A; Sudnik, W

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Cor triatriatum diagnosed in a 55-year-old man

Knapp, M.łg.; Sobkowicz, B.; Lisowska, A.; Sudnik, W.

Kardiologia Polska 67(4): 443-445

2009

ISSN/ISBN: 0022-9032

PMID: 19492261

Document Number: 629752

Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital anomaly in adults. The left atrium is devised by a fibro-muscular membrane. It is usually detected in infancy or early childhood, although some cases remain undetected until adult life. As a consequence of trans-membrane flow obstruction, the clinical features often mimic mitral stenosis. We describe an adult patient, in whom this anomaly was diagnosed in 55 year of life.