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Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > noninfectious diseases > congenital abnormalities > cor triatriatum
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > noninfectious diseases > congenital abnormalities > cor triatriatum
Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > cardiovascular diseases > heart diseases > cor triatriatum
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > cardiovascular diseases > heart diseases > cor triatriatum
Preferred Term:

cor triatriatum

Definition:
A malformation of the heart in which the embryonic common pulmonary vein was not incorporated into the left atrium leaving behind a perforated fibromuscular membrane bisecting the left atrium, a three-atrium heart. The opening between the two left atrium sections determines the degree of obstruction to pulmonary venous return, pulmonary venous and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
congenital abnormalities, heart diseases
Entry Terms:
  • triatrial heart
  • cor triatriatum sinistrum
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/204167
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RDF/XMLCreated 2013-08-28, last modified 2016-06-21