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A 40-year-old woman was admitted because of progressive dyspnea on exertion. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an atrial septal defect and an abnormal membranous structure separating the left atrium into proximal and distal chambers. Surgical correction was performed by a minimally invasive surgical approach, i.e., port-access heart surgery, under the diagnosis of cor triatriatum (subtype of Lucas Schmidt IIIA1 or IB1) complicated with atrial septal defect. The postoperative course was uneventful, and she was discharged 12 days after surgery. This case is the first report of a surgical correction for cor triatriatum using the port-access technique.
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Hiraoka, A., Kuinose, M., Totsugawa, T. et al. Port-access heart surgery for the treatment of cor triatriatum with atrial septal defect: Report of a case. Surg Today 41, 1418–1420 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-010-4431-9
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