Q24.2: Cor triatriatum
The right or left upper chamber (atrium) of your heart is divided. This condition is congenital, which means you were born with it.
The heart pumps blood through the body. Inside the heart are 4 chambers. There are 2 heart atria and 2 ventricles. Both heart atria and both ventricles are separated from each other by a partition.
You have an extra dividing wall (septum) in the heart. This septum divides either your left or your right atrium.
People sometimes have no problems when they have this condition. You may also have other congenital changes in the heart. This condition may cause you to experience shortness of breath, for example.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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