Cor Triatriatum

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Synonyms

Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum
Triatrial Heart

Disorder Subdivisions

None

General Discussion

Cor triatriatum is an extremely rare congenital (present at birth) heart defect. Normally, the human heart has four chambers of which two are the atria. These two are separated from each other by a partition (septum) called the atrial septum. The other two chambers, known as ventricles, are also separated by a septum. In cor triatriatum there is a small extra chamber above the left atrium of the heart. The pulmonary veins, returning blood from the lungs, drain into this extra "third atrium." The passage of blood from the lungs into the heart (left atrium and ventricle) is slowed by this extra chamber. Cor triatriatum may eventually lead to features of congestive heart failure and obstruction over time.
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Resources

American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231-4596
Tel: (214)373-6300
Fax: (214)373-0268
Tel: (800)242-8721
Email: inquire@heart.org
Internet: http://www.americanheart.org

Congenital Heart Anomalies, Support, Education, & Resources
2112 North Wilkins Road
Swanton, OH 43558
Tel: (419)825-5575
Fax: (419)825-2880
Email: chaser@compuserve.com
Internet: http://www.csun.edu/~hcmth011/chaser/chaser-news.html

NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
31 Center Drive MSC 2480
Building 31A Rm 4A16
Bethesda, MD 20892-2480
Tel: (301)592-8573
Fax: (240)629-3246
Email: nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Kids With Heart National Association for Children's Heart Disorders, Inc.
1578 Careful Dr
Green Bay, WI 54304-2941
Tel: (920)498-0058
Fax: (920)498-0058
Tel: (800)538-5390
Email: kidswithheart@greenbaynet.com
Internet: http://www.kidswithheart.org

Little Hearts, Inc.
P.O. Box 171
Cromwell, CT 06416
USA
Tel: 8606350006
Fax: 8606350006
Tel: 8664354673
Email: info@littlehearts.org
Internet: http://www.littlehearts.org

Congenital Heart Information Network
1561 Clark Dr
Yardley, PA 19067
Tel: (215)493-3068
Fax: (215)493-3068
Email: mb@tchin.org
Internet: http://www.tchin.org

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Last Updated: 3/17/2008
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