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Cor Triatriatum

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ArrhythmiasAvoid TachycardiaPulmonary HypertensionAvoid HypervolemiaAvoid HypovolemiaReduced Cardiac OutputStroke RiskDyspneaFixed Cardiac Output

Pathophysiology

Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital defect — 0.1% to 0.4% of congenital anomalies — in which a thin fibromuscular membrane divides an atrium into three compartments. The common form, cor triatriatum...

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