Unique sail-like structure of cor triatriatum dexter in three-dimensional echocardiogram

Echocardiography. 2014 Aug;31(7):E212-4. doi: 10.1111/echo.12315. Epub 2013 Aug 10.

Abstract

Cor triatriatum dexter (CTD) is an extremely rare congenital condition arising from the persistence of the right valve of the sinus venosus. It divides the right atrium (RA) into 2 separate chambers. We report a case of a 50-year-old man who had an incidental finding of CTD on transesophageal echocardiogram. An incomplete membrane of the RA was seen, and three-dimensional echocardiogram delineated the structure clearly as a triangular sail-like structure with multiple orifices and a fenestration.

Keywords: atrium; congenital; echocardiography; membrane.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Cor Triatriatum / complications
  • Cor Triatriatum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cor Triatriatum / drug therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Failure / complications
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rare Diseases

Substances

  • Anticoagulants