Cor Triatriatum Sinister Identified after New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in an Elderly Man

A 73-year-old man with new onset atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response underwent transthoracic echocardiography that revealed an echogenic linear structure along the left atrium, suggestive of cor triatriatum sinister (CTS). CTS was confirmed with transesophageal echocardiography which...

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Main Authors: Ignacio A. Zepeda, Peter Morcos, Luis R. Castellanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/674018