Transcatheter balloon dilatation of cor triatriatum dexter with percutaneous atrial septal defect closure

Usman A Hasnie; Shane P Prejean; Asmaa N Ahmed; Mustafa I Ahmed; Mark A Law

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2021.06.016

Transcatheter balloon dilatation of cor triatriatum dexter with percutaneous atrial septal defect closure

J Cardiol Cases. 2021 Jul 23;25(2):68-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.06.016. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Authors

Usman A Hasnie¹, Shane P Prejean², Asmaa N Ahmed³, Mustafa I Ahmed², Mark A Law⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
² Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

Abstract

Cor triatriatum dexter is an extremely rare congenital heart defect and cause of hypoxia in adults. We describe a case of cor triatriatum dexter discovered incidentally due to an iatrogenic atrial septal defect. The cor triatriatum dexter resolved with balloon dilation - a novel technique to manage this rare clinical condition. <Learning objective: Management of cor triatriatum dexter, an exceptionally rare diagnosis, has often been thought to be surgical. However, percutaneous intervention may be considered in select clinical situations.>.

Keywords: Cor triatriatum dexter; Interventional; Structural; Transcatheter.

Publication types

Case Reports