Cor triatriatum / Cor triatriatum

RESUMO

Pacietne de 16 anos com insuficiência cardíaca e hipertensäo pulmonar, simulando estenose mitral. ecocardiografia bidimensional mostrou valva mitral normal e imagem linear em átrio esquerdo, confirmada à angiografia que evidenciou membrana de cor triatriatum com orifício de 4 mm. Realizou-se ressecçäo cirúrgica da membrana, com bom resultado:

ABSTRACT

A 16-year-old patient was evaluated for congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, suggesting mitral valve stenosis. A left atrial membrane with a 4 mm orifice was seen in echocardiography and angiography, and a diagnosis of cor triatriatum was made. The membrane was successfully removed by surgery