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Transthoracic echocardiography identified a left atrial size at the upper limit of the normal range (left atrium-to-aortic root ratio: 1.7) and a markedly visualized tubular structure along the posterior wall of the left atrium, presumed to be the coronary sinus. Color Doppler imaging revealed continuous flow into the right atrium without evidence of atrial septal defect. There was no evidence of pulmonary hypertension and a bubble study excluded an intracardiac right-to-left shunt. Subsequent computed tomography identified a 3.6\u202fmm partial defect between the midportion of the coronary sinus and the left atrium, consistent with a partial unroofed coronary sinus. Despite the absence of coronary sinus dilation, contrast enhancement patterns were similar in both the coronary sinus and the left atrium, supporting the presence of a left-to-right shunt. No other congenital abnormalities were identified, and regular follow-up with echocardiography and clinical sign monitoring was recommended. Whole-exome sequencing revealed four unique missense single nucleotide variants in genes potentially implicated in cardiac development. 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