Cardiac MR imaging of cor triatriatum sinister in an elderly man: A rare case report.

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Radiology Department, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Division, Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Padjajaran University, Bandung, Indonesia.

Published: April 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • * Patients may present symptoms early in life, but some can remain asymptomatic well into adulthood due to variations in obstruction severity and the presence of other heart defects.
  • * A case study discusses a 73-year-old male diagnosed with cor triatriatum sinister and mitral/tricuspid regurgitation, using MRI to confirm the diagnosis while he was hospitalized for heart failure symptoms.

Article Abstract

Cor triatriatum sinister an interesting and relatively rare congenital condition in which the left atrium is bisected by a fibromuscular membrane into 2 distinct chambers. Classically, patients are diagnosed at an early age, although in some cases they remain asymptomatic until adulthood and this is mainly due to differences in the degree of obstruction to pulmonary venous return and the presence of associated lesions. However, some patients may remain asymptomatic into adolescence or late adulthood due to incomplete membranes or other favorable circumstances. Although there are only a few cases where cardiac MRI has been used to diagnose cor triatriatum sinister, it is very suitable for making the diagnosis. important to carefully evaluate cases of cor triatriatum sinister, as it resembles the physiology of mitral stenosis. Such cases in elderly individuals accompanied by mitral and tricuspid regurgitation are very rare. We want to present a case of a diagnosed cor triatriatum with mitral and tricuspid regurgitation in a 73-year-old male, who was hospitalized due to signs of heart failure. The diagnosis was made using MRI.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10835111PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2024.01.014DOI Listing

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