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http://dx.doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2016.24.3.243

Well-Tolerated and Undiscovered Common Atrium until Late Adulthood  

Kim, Kyungjoong (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Anyang SAM Hospital)
Choi, Jiwook (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Anyang SAM Hospital)
Doo, Youngjae (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Anyang SAM Hospital)
Yun, Yeong Seop (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Anyang SAM Hospital)
Kim, Jongwook (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Anyang SAM Hospital)
Lee, Jae Beom (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Anyang SAM Hospital)
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Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging / v.24, no.3, 2016 , pp. 243-246 More about this Journal
Abstract
Common atrium is a rare congenital heart disease characterized by complete absence of the interatrial septum, and is commonly accompanied by malformation of the atrioventricular valve. Most patients with common atrium experience symptoms during childhood. Here, we describe a patient with common atrium who experienced his first obvious symptom at 48 years of age.
Keywords
Heart defects; Congenital; Heart atria; Adult;
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