Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic imaging of cor triatriatum and persistent left superior vena cava

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Jun;24(6):706.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.08.012. Epub 2010 Sep 15.

Abstract

The authors describe the case of a 54-year-old woman with the association of two rare congenital cardiac anomalies: cor triatriatum and persistent left superior vena cava with the special characteristic of direct drainage to the right atrium. Real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography offered a comprehensive anatomic and functional evaluation of these infrequent entities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Cor Triatriatum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities*
  • Vena Cava, Superior / diagnostic imaging*