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ArticleOxford medical case reports2025

An incidental finding of Cor Triatriatum in an adult with left ventricular dysfunction and atrial flutter.

Ruchika Meel, Keitumetsi Lucy Sothoane, Ebrahim Variava

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Article in Oxford medical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ruchika MeelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 27 St Andrews Road, Parktown, 2193, and Sandton Mediclinic, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1405-4259
Keitumetsi Lucy SothoaneDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tshepong Hospital, Benji Olifant Road, University of the Witwatersrand, Klerksdorp, 2574, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1297-0040
Ebrahim VariavaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tshepong Hospital, Benji Olifant Road, University of the Witwatersrand, Klerksdorp, 2574, South Africa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global incidence of Cor Triatriatum ranges from 0.1% to 0.4 globally. It is a rare diagnosis, with only a few cases reported in Africa. This case report outlines the first presentation of Cor Triatriatum in a 34-year-old female previously diagnosed with post-partum cardiomyopathy. The purpose of this case report was to raise awareness about the presence of congenital heart disease in adulthood as a potential cause of heart failure. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of detailed echocardiography using advanced imaging techniques for evaluating defects and co-existing lesions.

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adult congenital heart diseaseAfricaCor Triatriatumechocardiographyheart failureimaging

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PMID39990028
PMCPMC11845349

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