Evaluating adult cor triatriatum with total anomalous pulmonary venous connections by multidetector computed tomography angiography

M. Kantarci; I. Yuce; A. Yalcin; S. Arslan; M. Bozkurt; F. Gundogdu

Vol 70, No 4 (2011)

Case report

Submitted: 2012-06-27

Published online: 2011-11-25

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Evaluating adult cor triatriatum with total anomalous pulmonary venous connections by multidetector computed tomography angiography

M. Kantarci, I. Yuce, A. Yalcin, S. Arslan, M. Bozkurt, F. Gundogdu

Folia Morphol 2011;70(4):312-314.

Vol 70, No 4 (2011)

CASE REPORTS

Submitted: 2012-06-27

Published online: 2011-11-25

Abstract

A 19-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital with dyspnea, chest pain, and shortness of breath. A chest radiograph showed mild cardiomegaly. Echocardiography revealed an extra chamber in the heart. To evaluate this abnormality, ECG-gated 16-detector-row computed tomography angiography was performed. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), showing cor triatriatum with total anomalous pulmonary venous connections (TAPVC), clearly revealed cardiac and vascular anatomy. ECG-gated cardiac MDCT is a useful tool for detection and characterisation of cor triatriatum and related anomalies. (Folia Morphol 2011; 70, 4: 312–314)