What is Cor Triatriatum?
Cor triatriatum is a very rare congenital heart defect where the formation of the hall, two upper chambers of the heart is not normal. Instead, the right or left atrium is divided into two different things, such as membranes, tissues that are folded, or pieces of fibrous matter. This disease is further identified according to where the atrium occurs and can be called Cor triratriatum dextrum or sinistrum (right or left). The person with this condition has basically three halls and many people have different structural heart defects.
Not all people are aware that they have a Cor triatriatum. It depends on the level of communication between the primary and the special atrium and the presence of other heart defects. With this condition, the blood returns to the heart usually goes to the next chamber, and if it is completely closed between this other chamber and the primary hall, the condition may be immediately serious. With a very little blood -like part of the heart, congestive heart failure, it could occur almost directly after birth.
On the other hand, some people have sufficient communication between the extra and the primary hall, which means that blood simply goes through the next step before it is drawn either into the body or lungs. There are cases where people do not realize that they have Cor triatriatum until they are middle -aged. In addition, this step can be on your heart and bring signs of failure.
Premature or late surgical correction COR TRIATIATUM could have different results. The aim is to minimize the work that the heart must do to get the necessary blood supply. In infants who have more heart defects, it may be necessary to take a number of reparative steps, including repairing any other defects. Sometimes other defects are functional and their presence actually causes an extracting atrium. In this case, careful planning would be necessary to make repairs that deal with all defects at the same time or in a way that prevents srderipping failure.
It is difficult to comment on the survival of Cor triatriatum, as the defect may differ so much severity. Children at most risk are usually children with a complicated heart, where there is more than one defect. Even with complex defects, surgery is constantly improving and many things they once considered irreparable is now reparable and surviving with a very small impact on life expectancy or quality of life. Severe cases of the third atrium, where surgery do not attempt to surgery, are often fatal, although there are some people with this condition that survive into adulthood. In general, a child who shows signs of heart failure from Cor Triatriatum would probably not be expected to live without treatment.