Cor triatriatum dexter with pulmonary hypertension
Cor triatriatum (CT) otherwise known as a tri atrial heart is a rare congenital heart defect. This report describes a rare case of CT dexter in a 2-year-old girl who presented to our facility with cough and difficulty in breathing of a year duration and body swelling of 3 months duration. She was al...
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| description | Cor triatriatum (CT) otherwise known as a tri atrial heart is a rare congenital heart defect. This report describes a rare case of CT dexter in a 2-year-old girl who presented to our facility with cough and difficulty in breathing of a year duration and body swelling of 3 months duration. She was also found to be in heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a membrane separating the right atrium into two chambers, with features of pulmonary hypertension. Although the patient was scheduled for follow-up, she however, died 2 days later. Early diagnosis and prompt referral of patients with this rare defect are mandatory to prevent mortality from this defect that is amenable to simple corrective surgery. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea9c73bd44444965bca4ac3af89905a32022-12-21T21:17:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSahel Medical Journal2321-66892016-01-01191444610.4103/1118-8561.181903Cor triatriatum dexter with pulmonary hypertensionO Mustafa AsaniSafiya GamboIgoche PeterCor triatriatum (CT) otherwise known as a tri atrial heart is a rare congenital heart defect. This report describes a rare case of CT dexter in a 2-year-old girl who presented to our facility with cough and difficulty in breathing of a year duration and body swelling of 3 months duration. She was also found to be in heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a membrane separating the right atrium into two chambers, with features of pulmonary hypertension. Although the patient was scheduled for follow-up, she however, died 2 days later. Early diagnosis and prompt referral of patients with this rare defect are mandatory to prevent mortality from this defect that is amenable to simple corrective surgery.http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2016;volume=19;issue=1;spage=44;epage=46;aulast=AsaniCor triatriatum dexterKanopulmonary hypertension |
| spellingShingle | O Mustafa Asani Safiya Gambo Igoche Peter Cor triatriatum dexter with pulmonary hypertension Sahel Medical Journal Cor triatriatum dexter Kano pulmonary hypertension |
| title | Cor triatriatum dexter with pulmonary hypertension |
| title_full | Cor triatriatum dexter with pulmonary hypertension |
| title_fullStr | Cor triatriatum dexter with pulmonary hypertension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cor triatriatum dexter with pulmonary hypertension |
| title_short | Cor triatriatum dexter with pulmonary hypertension |
| title_sort | cor triatriatum dexter with pulmonary hypertension |
| topic | Cor triatriatum dexter Kano pulmonary hypertension |
| url | http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2016;volume=19;issue=1;spage=44;epage=46;aulast=Asani |
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