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Radical Repair of Cor Triatriatum with Partially Unroofed Coronary Sinus and Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava 35 Years After Operation for Tetralogy of Fallot
Author(s) -
Ueno Tetsuya,
Sakata Ryuzo,
Iguro Yoshifumi,
Yamamoto Hiroyuki,
Ueno Masahiro,
Ueno Takayuki,
Matsumoto Kazuhisa
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00578.x
Subject(s) - medicine , persistent left superior vena cava , cor triatriatum , tetralogy of fallot , cardiology , coronary sinus , left atrium , atrial fibrillation , heart disease
We report a rare case of simultaneous repair for Cor triatriatum (CT), partially unroofed coronary sinus (CS) with persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC), moderately severe tricuspid regurgitation, and atrial flutter 35 years after radical operation for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). A 40‐year‐old woman underwent patch closure of atrial septal defect as to drain blood from left SVC to right atrium (RA), excision of diaphragm in left atrium (LA), tricuspid annuloplasty, and cryoablation. Postoperative course was uneventful with successful anatomical correction.