Open AccessA Five (5) chamber heart (Cor Triatriatum) in Infancy: A rare congenital heart defect
Author(s) -
Joseph Ezeogu,
Tochukwu Chukwukadibia Ezeofor,
Emeka Nwolisa,
Osarieme Omokhua
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.126305
Subject(s) - cor triatriatum , asymptomatic , medicine , septum secundum , cardiology , heart defect , dextrocardia , heart murmur , heart disease , pediatrics , surgery , left atrium , atrial fibrillation
Five-chambered heart is extremely rare in children. We report a case of asymptomatic five chamber heart detected in infancy. The patient is 2-day-old and managed in a special care baby unit (SCBU) for neonatal sepsis. During routine follow-up at the age of 1 month, she was found to have an asymptomatic murmur. Echocardiograph reported five-chambered heart, concluding that it is Cor triatriatum, supravalvular pulmonary stenosis and secundum atrial septal defect. The child is still been followed-up and is still asymptomatic at 7 months. Five-chambered heart, although rare, can occur even if asymptomatic.