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Divided left atrium in association with tricuspid atresia and discordant ventriculo-arterial connections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Aygun Dindar ,
William J. Brawn  and
Joseph V. De Giovanni
Aygun Dindar
Affiliation:
Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
William J. Brawn
Affiliation:
Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
Joseph V. De Giovanni*
Affiliation:
Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
*
Dr J. V De Giovanni, Heart Unit, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Ladywood Middleway, Birmingham B16 SET, UK. Tel: 0121 450 6417; Fax: 0121 452 1791
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Abstract

Division of the morphologically left atrium is a rare abnormality, constituting around 0.1% of congenital heart disease. It may coexist with other cardiac abnormalities, and this association may obscure its recognition. We report an uncommon association with tricuspid atresia and discordant ventriculo-arterial connections, the latter dominating the clinical picture. Accurate diagnosis was made by transthoracic cross-sectional echocardiography, and the patient was referred to surgery without need for cardiac catheterisation.

Keywords

Cor Triatriatumtricuspid atresiatransposition of great arteriesechocardiography
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 68 - 69
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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