- Marmara Medical Journal
- Vol: 15 Issue: 2
- COR TRIATRIATUM IN A 60-YEAR-OLD WOMAN BECAME SYMPTOMATIC AFTER PAPILLARY CORDAE RUPTURE
COR TRIATRIATUM IN A 60-YEAR-OLD WOMAN BECAME SYMPTOMATIC AFTER PAPILLARY CORDAE RUPTURE
Authors : Serdar Akgün, Tekin Yildirim, Muhsin Türkmen, Sinan Arsan
Pages : 111-113
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Publication Date : 2016-12-03
Article Type : Other
Abstract :We describe a case of cor triatriatum in a 60- year-old woman. The diagnosis was initially made by transesophageal echocardiography after the presentation of the patient with pulmonary edema caused by papillary cordae rupture. The patient made an uneventful recovery after membrane resection and mitral valve replacement. Key Words : Cor triatriatum, Papillary cordae rupture, Mitral valve replacementKeywords :