Open AccessAnesthesia and cor triatriatum
Author(s) -
Federica Scavonetto,
Tze Yeng Yeoh,
Tasha L. Welch,
Toby N. Weingarten,
Juraj Šprung
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9784.129833
Subject(s) - medicine , cor triatriatum , asymptomatic , perioperative , anesthesia , surgery , general surgery , left atrium , atrial fibrillation
Cor triatriatum sinistrum (CTS) and cor triatriatum dextrum (CTD) are rare congenital anomalies characterized by the presence of a perforated septum which divides the respective atrium into a proximal and distal chamber. This report reviews the perioperative course of patients with uncorrected cor triatriatum (CT) undergoing procedures requiring anesthesia. In addition, we performed a literature search that examines the experience of others regarding the peri-operative course of patients with CT.