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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Mimicry of Cor Triatriatum
Author(s) -
GOLDMAN ANTHONY P.,
GLOVER MATTHEW U.,
MICK WIL,
BESSONE LOUIS,
HIRO STEPHEN,
PUPELLO DENNIS
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1992.tb00431.x
Subject(s) - cor triatriatum , left atrium , cardiology , medicine , right atrium , atrium (architecture) , atrial fibrillation
In this report we describe the findings by transesophageal echocardiography of an intra‐atrial membrane highly suggestive of cor triatriatum. This linear echo density within the left atrium was found to be a fold within the left atrium at exploratory surgery.