Single atrium - a rare case report

Authors

  • Jyoti Prasad Kalita Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya
  • Manuj Kumar Saikia Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya
  • Amitav Sharma Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya
  • Biswajeet Saikia Department of Anatomy, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya
  • Gautam Chandra Das Department of Anatomy, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, Meghalaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20162011

Keywords:

Single atrium, Atrial septal defect, Congenital heart disease

Abstract

Single atrium is a rare congenital heart disease in which there is developmental absence of both septum primum and secondum part of atrial septum. Present study reports a case of an adolescent female patient with single atrium without any endocardial cushion defect and other variety of congenital heart disease. Clinically the patient presented with features of congestive heart failure. She underwent successful surgical separation of atrium.

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Published

2017-01-03

How to Cite

Kalita, J. P., Saikia, M. K., Sharma, A., Saikia, B., & Das, G. C. (2017). Single atrium - a rare case report. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 4(7), 3074–3076. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20162011

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Case Reports