Cor triatriatum sinistrum is a rare congenital disorder defined as a division of the left atrium by a diaphragmatic membrane resulting in two left atrial chambers. The membranous division of the atrium can be partial or complete and can affect either atrium, with involvement of the right atrium referred to as cor triatriatum dexter. The presence of fenestrations within the membrane allows for c...

dimensional gadolinium-enhanced MR venography technique for imaging central veins. Am J Roetgenol 1999;173:999–1003. 28. Lebowitz JA, Rofsky NM, Krinsky GA, Weinreb JC. Gadolinium-enhanced body MR venography with subtraction technique Am J Roentgenol 1997;169:755–8. 29. Greil GF, Powell AJ, Gildein HP, Geva T. Gadolinium-enhances three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography of pulmonary and...

Cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare entity and is associated with distinct clinical, pathological and molecular features. The clinical behavior, natural history, biological potential, management and prognosis of such tumors are unclear. We present herewith an adolescent girl who presented with similar entity involving the junction of the right atrium and the inferior vena...

Left ventricular to right atrial (LV-RA) shunt is an unusual type of ventricular septal defect (VSD). This article concentrates on acquired LV-RA shunts, which may be due to complications of cardiac operation, endocarditis, trauma or myocardial infarction. A previous cardiac operation is its most common cause. The diagnosis of LV-RA communication is not easy, and it should be remembered in pati...

INTRODUCTION Heart secondary tumors are much more common than primary tumors. These two types of tumors differ not only by their source but also by their symptoms and location in heart chambers. CASE PRESENTATION This report presents a 66-year-old heavy smoker female with a history of pulmonary lobectomy due to lung adenocarcinoma, hysterectomy due to myoma, and lumpectomy due to benign breas...

Vascular access has been the Achilles heel of hemodialysis for many years, and placement of temporary subclavian and internal jugular vein catheters has been a daily practice for the nephrologist. Now, concern about central vein stenosis, well described with the use of subclavian catheters in end-stage renal disease (ESRD), has prompted the use of internal jugular vein permanent catheters to av...

A -study of reported cases reveals that while the occurrence of ball-thrombus of the left atrium is unusual a ball-thrombus of the right atrium is very rare indeed. The first case report is that of McLeod, in 1883, and sixty-one years elapse before the next-that of Wright, Flynn, and Druet, in 1944. Radding in America and Moia et al. in Argentina each published a report of a case in 1951, and t...

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