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Left atrium in cor triatriatum: Arrhythmogenesis and thrombogenesis leading to stroke

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 168; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.117

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Eftychios Siniorakis, Spyridon Arvanitakis, Nikos Pantelis, Panayotis Tzevelekos, Georgios Bokos, Nikodimos Giannakopoulos, Sotiria Limberi,

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

We read with great interest the article by James Ker, where cor triatriatum sinister (CTRS) is considered a potential cause of atrial fibrillation (AF) [ [1] Ker J. Cor triatriatum sinister presenting with adult onset atrial fibrillation — another rare cause for a common clinical problem. Int J Cardiol. Jul 15 2013; 167: e12-e13 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (8) Google Scholar ]. This hypothesis is reinforced by the case we describe here.