- Cor triatriatum
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Cor triatriatum Classification and external resources ICD-10 Q24.2 ICD-9 746.82 DiseasesDB 31741 eMedicine ped/2507 med/458 MeSH D003310 Cor triatriatum is a congenital heart defect where the left atrium or right atrium is subdivided by a thin membrane, resulting in three atrial chambers (hence the name). The membrane may be complete or may contain one or more fenestrations of varying size. It can be treated surgically by removing the membrane dividing the atrium.
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- Image at Yale University
- Diagram at University of Hawaii
- Description at University of Hawaii
- Echocardiogram at ecocardiografia.info
- long description at emedicine
Congenital heart defects (Q20–Q24, 745–746) Cardiac shunt/
heart septal defectAortopulmonary septal defectR→L: Double outlet right ventricle (Taussig–Bing syndrome) · Transposition of the great vessels (dextro, levo) · Persistent truncus arteriosusL→R: Sinus venosus atrial septal defect · Lutembacher's syndromeL→R and R→L: Eisenmenger's syndromeR→L, with other conditions: Tetralogy of FallotL→R: Ostium primumValvular heart disease/
heart chambersRightpulmonary valves (stenosis, insufficiency) · tricuspid valves (stenosis, atresia, Ebstein's anomaly) · Hypoplastic right heart syndrome (Uhl anomaly)LeftOther Dextrocardia · Levocardia · Cor triatriatum · Crisscross heart · Brugada syndrome · Coronary artery anomaly · Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery · Ventricular inversionCategories:- Disease stubs
- Congenital heart disease
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