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An extreme case of cor triatriatum mimicking hypoplastic left heart syndrome and combined pulmonary vein stenosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2023

Hee Ju Hong ,
Hye Won Kwon Open the ORCID record for Hye Won Kwon [Opens in a new window] ,
Jae Gun Kwak ,
Sang Yun Lee  and
Yoon Seong Lee
Hee Ju Hong
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Hye Won Kwon*
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Jae Gun Kwak
Affiliation:
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Sang Yun Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Yoon Seong Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
*
Corresponding author: Hye Won Kwon; Email: drhwkwon@snu.ac.kr
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Abstract

A 65-day-old girl presented to the emergency room with lethargy, requiring emergency venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock. Initially, hypoplastic left heart syndrome was suspected. However, cor triatriatum with a pinpoint opening on the membrane was diagnosed based on a detailed echocardiographic examination. After membrane resection, the left heart size was restored. However, follow-up echocardiography performed 4 months later showed occlusion of both upper pulmonary veins and stenosis in both lower pulmonary veins. Hybrid balloon angioplasty was performed in all pulmonary veins, and stents were inserted into the right upper and lower pulmonary veins. Despite repeated balloon angioplasty, all pulmonary vein stenosis progressed over 6 months and the patient expired while waiting for a heart-lung transplant. Even after successful repair of cor triatriatum, short-term close follow-up is required for detecting the development of pulmonary vein stenosis.

Keywords

Cor triatriatumpulmonary vein stenosisangioplastyballoon
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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , January 2024 , pp. 205 - 208
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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