Cor triatriatum sinister in a 43-year-old man with syncope.

Autor: Eichholz JL; Departments of Cardiology (Drs. Crook, Eichholz, and Wortham), Internal Medicine (Dr. Hodroge), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Dr. Mack), The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920., Hodroge SS; Departments of Cardiology (Drs. Crook, Eichholz, and Wortham), Internal Medicine (Dr. Hodroge), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Dr. Mack), The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920., Crook JJ 2nd; Departments of Cardiology (Drs. Crook, Eichholz, and Wortham), Internal Medicine (Dr. Hodroge), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Dr. Mack), The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920., Mack JW Jr; Departments of Cardiology (Drs. Crook, Eichholz, and Wortham), Internal Medicine (Dr. Hodroge), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Dr. Mack), The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920., Wortham DC; Departments of Cardiology (Drs. Crook, Eichholz, and Wortham), Internal Medicine (Dr. Hodroge), and Cardiothoracic Surgery (Dr. Mack), The University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Texas Heart Institute journal [Tex Heart Inst J] 2013; Vol. 40 (5), pp. 602-5.
Abstrakt: Cor triatriatum sinister, a congenital cardiac anomaly involving a fibromuscular membrane that partitions the left atrium into 2 chambers, has been reported in only 0.1% to 0.4% of patients with congenital heart disease. The posterosuperior chamber receives blood from the pulmonary veins, and the anteroinferior chamber contains the left atrial appendage and mitral valve orifice. Most patients are diagnosed with the condition in infancy or childhood; adult cases are rare. We describe a case of cor triatriatum sinister in a 43-year-old man whose only presenting symptom was recurrent syncope. He underwent corrective resection of the membrane and was asymptomatic thereafter. In addition to discussing the patient's case, we review the relevant medical literature.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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