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A 7-year-old girl presenting with viral hepatitis was incidentally diagnosed with cor triatriatum, highlighting the need for thorough cardiological evaluation in children with palpitation and failure to thrive.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the importance of thorough cardiological evaluation in children presenting with palpitations and failure to thrive to exclude rare congenital anomalies like cor triatriatum.
Supports targeted echocardiography in children with palpitations and failure to thrive; leaves open the value of systematic screening.
Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital heart disease (CHD) observed in clinical practice. A 7 years old girl was incidentally diagnosed as cor triatriatum. She visited the pediatrician for the illness of viral hepatitis. Any child presenting with palpitation and failure to thrive, otherwise normal should have thorough cardiological examination to exclude the rare disease and managed accordingly to prevent morbidity and mortality.
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Rashid et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Cor triatriatum (n=1). Cor triatriatum was evaluated. A 7-year-old girl presenting with viral hepatitis was incidentally diagnosed with cor triatriatum, highlighting the need for thorough cardiological evaluation in children with palpitation and failure to thrive.
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