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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000;18:724-726
© 2000 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Correction of cor triatriatum sinistrum in a Jehovah's Witness infant

Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and Department of Congenital Heart Disease; German Heart Institute Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany

Received 17 April 2000; received in revised form 11 August 2000; accepted 5 September 2000.

Corresponding author. Tel.: +49-30-4593-2010; fax: +49-30-4593-2110
e-mail: alexi{at}dhzb.de

A cor triatriatum sinistrum was successfully treated by operation in a 14-week-old infant of a Jehovah's Witness family. The child was pretreated with erythropoietin until a hemoglobin level of 14 g/dl was obtained. There was no cardiac catheterization before the operation. The operation was performed with cardiopulmonary bypass. No blood products were transfused and the hemoglobin level after performing modified ultrafiltration was 11.5 g/dl. The infant was extubated on the same day and discharged from our institution on the eighth day after surgery. Two years after surgery the child is in sinus rhythm and is developing well.

Key Words: Cor triatriatum sinistrum • Jehovah's Witness • Surgery