Transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of cor triatriatum in the adult

Two adult patients with left ventricular inflow obstruction are presented. Conventional two-dimensional echocardiography had failed to yield a definite diagnosis, whereas transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography clearly documented a membraneous echo structure within the left atrium, diagnost...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1983-11, Vol.2 (5), p.1011-1015
Main Authors: SchlÜter, Michael, Langenstein, Burkhart A., Thier, Wolfgang, Schmiegel, Wolff-Helmut, Krebber, Hans-Joachim, Kalmar, Peter, Hanrath, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Echocardiography - methods
Esophagus
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis
Heart Defects, Congenital - pathology
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:Two adult patients with left ventricular inflow obstruction are presented. Conventional two-dimensional echocardiography had failed to yield a definite diagnosis, whereas transesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography clearly documented a membraneous echo structure within the left atrium, diagnostic of cor triatriatum. On the basis of the transesophageal echocardiographic findings, left heart catheterization and angiocardiography were not performed and both patients successfully underwent cardiac surgery.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(83)80252-6