A rare association of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and cor triatriatum

The association between total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and cor triatriatum is extremely rare. We emphasize the possibility of rupturing the membrane of cor triatriatum in the preoperative cineangiographic study, providing a significant improvement of the clinical features, as well as surgical correction and successful evolution.

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Main Authors: Croti,Ulisses Alexandre, Braile,Domingo Marcolino, Godoy,Moacir Fernandes de, De Marchi,Carlos Alberto
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2003
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382003000300013
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Summary:The association between total anomalous pulmonary venous connection and cor triatriatum is extremely rare. We emphasize the possibility of rupturing the membrane of cor triatriatum in the preoperative cineangiographic study, providing a significant improvement of the clinical features, as well as surgical correction and successful evolution.