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Copyright 1986, 1994, 2003
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
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas TX 75231-4596
Phone #: 214-373-6300
800 #: 800-242-8721
e-mail: inquire@heart.org
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: chaser@compuserve.com
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: mb@tchin.org
Home page: http://www.tchin.org
- Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
PO Box 8126
Gaithersburg MD 20898-8126
Phone #: 301-519-3194
800 #: 888-205-2311
e-mail: gardinfo@nih.gov
Home page: http://www.genome.gov/10000409
- 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: kidswithheart@greenbaynet.com
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: info@littlehearts.org
Home page: http://www.littlehearts.org
- NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
31 Center Drive MSC 2480
Building 31A Rm 4A16
Bethesda MD 20892-2480
Phone #: 301-592-8573
800 #: --
e-mail: nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
Home page: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
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