Cor Triatriatum

Overview

A malformation of the heart in which the embryonic common PULMONARY VEIN was not incorporated into the LEFT ATRIUM leaving behind a perforated fibromuscular membrane bisecting the left atrium, a three-atrium heart. The opening between the two left atrium sections determines the degree of obstruction to pulmonary venous return, pulmonary venous and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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Quick facts about Cor Triatriatum

Topic type

Condition

Category

Cardiology

MeSH classification

C14.240.400.200|C14.280.400.200|C16.131.240.400.200

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