Case ReportInternational Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Publication: Single atrium - a rare case report
Int J Res Med Sci. 2016;4(7):3074-3076.DOI10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20162011
Abstract
Single atrium is a rare congenital heart disease in which there is developmental absence of both septum primum and secondum part of atrial septum. Present study reports a case of an adolescent female patient with single atrium without any endocardial cushion defect and other variety of congenital heart disease. Clinically the patient presented with features of congestive heart failure. She underwent successful surgical separation of atrium.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya
- Department of Anatomy, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya