Key result
A 75-year-old male presented with mitral stenosis and heart failure and was incidentally diagnosed with the rare congenital anomaly cor triatriatum dextrum via routine echocardiography.
Population
1 elderly Bangladeshi male presenting with acute severe breathlessness, cough, mitral stenosis, pulmonary…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Incidental cor triatriatum dextrum detection in elderly mitral stenosis patients warrants echocardiographic awareness; leaves open management implications and prevalence data.
Case Report (n=1)
Cor triatriatum dextrum is a rare congenital anomaly that can be incidentally diagnosed by echocardiography in elderly patients presenting with right heart failure and other cardiac conditions.
Haque et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Cor triatriatum dextrum (n=1). Medical management (anti-failure medications, bronchodilators, oxygen) was evaluated. A 75-year-old male presented with mitral stenosis and heart failure and was incidentally diagnosed with the rare congenital anomaly cor triatriatum dextrum via routine echocardiography.
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