Cor Triatriatum / Disease

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Cor Triatriatum

Synonyms of Cor Triatriatum

Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum
Triatrial Heart

Disorder Subdivisions

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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Organizations related to Cor Triatriatum

American Heart Association
National Center
Dallas TX 75231-4596
Phone #: 214-373-6300
800 #: 800-242-8721
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.americanheart.org
Congenital Heart Anomalies, Support, Education, & Resources
2112 North Wilkins Road
Swanton OH 43558
Phone #: 419-825-5575
800 #: --
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.csun.edu/~hcmth011/chaser/chaser-news.html
Congenital Heart Information Network
1561 Clark Dr
Yardley PA 19067
Phone #: 215-493-3068
800 #: --
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.tchin.org
Kids With Heart National Association for Children's Heart Disorders, Inc.
1578 Careful Dr
Green Bay WI 54304-2941
Phone #: 920-498-0058
800 #: 800-538-5390
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.kidswithheart.org
Little Hearts, Inc.
P.O. Box 171
Cromwell CT 06416
Phone #: 860-635-0006
800 #: 866-435-4673
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.littlehearts.org
NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
31 Center Drive MSC 2480
Bethesda MD 20892-2480
Phone #: 301-592-8573
800 #: --
e-mail: [email protected]
Home page: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

For a Complete Report

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