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COR TRIATRIATUM IN A 3 MONTH OLD INFANT An operable form of pulmonary hypertension
Author(s) -
WYLER FELIX,
RUTISHAUSER M.,
GRADEL E.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1974.tb04857.x
Subject(s) - cor triatriatum , medicine , pulmonary hypertension , left atrium , pediatrics , right atrium , cardiology , surgery , atrial fibrillation
ABSTRACT. Wyler, F., Rutishauser, M. and Grädel, E. (Children's Hospital and Department of Heart Surgery, University of Basel, Switzerland). An operable form of pulmonary hypertension: Cor triatriatum in a 3‐month‐old infant. Acta Paediatr Scand, 63: 619, 1974. —In a 3‐month‐old infant the clinical picture and the diagnostic criteria of cor triatriatum are presented. In addition to the pressure differences between PC wedge and left atrium the angiocardiogram is pertinent for detecting this malformation. This easily operable condition should be included in the differential diagnosis in every case of pulmonary hypertension from elevated pulmonary venous pressure. This is, to our knowledge, the youngest patient reported with correct preoperative diagnosis and surgical cure.