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Case Reports
. 2011 Jun 14:6:83.
doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-6-83.

Cor triatriatum presenting as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a case report

John Kokotsakis  1 , Vania Anagnostakou, George Almpanis, Ioannis Paralikas, Ioannis Nenekidis, Theodoros Kratimenos, Efi Prapa, Nikolitsa Tragotsalou, Achilleas Lioulias, Andreas Mazarakis
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Case Reports

Cor triatriatum presenting as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a case report

John Kokotsakis et al. J Cardiothorac Surg. .

Abstract

Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital cardiac malformation and it usually refers to the left atrium. We report an unusual case of cor triatriatum in a 33 - year old woman presented with congestive heart failure caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
MR of the heart cine 4-chamber view (left) showing a fibro muscular septum into the left atrium dividing it into two compartments which communicate via a central orifice (left). Mid-esophageal (ME) 4-chamber view (right) showing the membrane coursing transversely into the left atrium (right).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Surgical image of the membrane in the left atrium with an eccentric opening (left). Completely resected membrane (right).
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