Coronary sinus atrial septal defects in adults over the past 20 years at new Tokyo hospital: case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An isolated coronary sinus (CS) atrial septal defect (ASD) is defined as a CS unroofed in the terminal portion without a persistent left superior vena cava or other anomalies. This defect is rare and part of the wide spectrum of unroofed CS syndrome (URCS). Recently, several reports have described this finding. The database of New Tokyo Hospital was searched to determine the incidence of this defect. Additionally, to raise awareness of this condition, the findings from five patients with CS ASD who underwent surgical repair at New Tokyo Hospital are discussed.

Case presentation

The patients were three women and two men with an age range of 63-77 years. All patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography, and one underwent magnetic resonan

SUBMITTER: Sugimori H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8164258 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature