Hemolytic anemia: an unusual presentation of cor triatriatum sinistrum

Alaa-Basiouni S Mahmoud; Ahmed A Jamjoom; Amjad A Kouatli; Mohamed S Bayoumy

doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.201293

Hemolytic anemia: an unusual presentation of cor triatriatum sinistrum

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Aug;9(2):382-3. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2008.201293. Epub 2009 May 7.

Authors

Alaa-Basiouni S Mahmoud¹, Ahmed A Jamjoom, Amjad A Kouatli, Mohamed S Bayoumy

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah 21499, Saudi Arabia, KSA. [email protected]

PMID: 19423512
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.201293

Abstract

Cor triatriatum is a congenital malformation of the heart which is usually presented with heart failure. We have dealt with an unusual presentation of a two-month-old child with cor triatriatum presented with hemolytic anemia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Hemolytic / etiology*
Anemia, Hemolytic / physiopathology
Anemia, Hemolytic / surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Cor Triatriatum / complications*
Cor Triatriatum / physiopathology
Cor Triatriatum / surgery
Female
Heart Failure / etiology*
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Failure / surgery
Hemodynamics
Humans
Infant
Treatment Outcome