Congenital division of the left atrium (cor triatriatum) in the setting of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Robin H. Kinsley; S Milner; Hendrick Mamorare; Frank Edwin
- Source
- World journal for pediatriccongenital heart surgery. 4(2)
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Transposition of Great Vessels
Left atrium
Internal medicine
Cor Triatriatum
medicine
Humans
Heart Atria
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
business.industry
General Medicine
Anatomy
medicine.disease
Pulmonary edema
Venous Obstruction
Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
medicine.anatomical_structure
Congenitally corrected transposition
Ventricle
Great arteries
Child, Preschool
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cor triatriatum
cardiovascular system
Cardiology
Surgery
Female
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Congenital cardiac malformations
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 2150-136X
Congenital division of the left atrium (cor triatriatum) and congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries are both rare congenital cardiac malformations; their coexistence is exceedingly rare with only two previous reports identified in the literature. This combination of lesions is characterized by a pressure-loaded morphologically left ventricle and a propensity for pulmonary edema dependent on the degree of pulmonary venous obstruction caused by the dividing left atrial shelf. The probable impact of this on the natural history and surgical decision making is discussed.