Two-dimensional, spectral Doppler, and color flow imaging in adults with acquired and congenital cor triatriatum.

Abstract

Four adult patients ranging in age from 37 to 72 years with cor triatriatum diagnosed by two-dimensional, spectral Doppler, and color flow imaging are presented, including a previously undescribed "acquired" form after orthotopic heart transplantation and the oldest documented patient with cor triatriatum. The echocardiographic features of cor triatriatum with use of surface and transesophageal imaging are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the color flow findings. Color flow imaging has simplified the diagnosis and assessment of cor triatriatum, including the demonstration of other often-associated congenital cardiac anomalies.

• Authors: L F Fagan Jr, D R Penick, G A Williams, A J Labovitz, A C Pearson
• Journal: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography (J Am Soc Echocardiogr) 1991 Mar-Apr Vol. 4 Issue 2 Pg. 177-84 ISSN: 0894-7317 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2036230 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Blood Flow Velocity
• Cardiac Output
• Cor Triatriatum (diagnostic imaging, physiopathology)
• Echocardiography
• Echocardiography, Doppler
• Heart Atria (diagnostic imaging)
• Heart Transplantation
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged