GIANT INTERATRIAL SEPTAL ANEURYSM MIMICKING A RIGHT ATRIAL TUMOR

Authors
MALATERRE HR COHEN F KALLEE K DEHARO JC DJIANE P
Citation
Hr. Malaterre et al., GIANT INTERATRIAL SEPTAL ANEURYSM MIMICKING A RIGHT ATRIAL TUMOR, International journal of cardiac imaging, 14(3), 1998, pp. 163-166
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
International journal of cardiac imaging → ACNP
ISSN journal
01679899
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
163 - 166
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-9899(1998)14:3<163:GISAMA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We report the case of a patient with a giant interatrial septum aneury sm who was admitted to our hospital for analysis of palpitations. Tran sthoracic echocardiography was not contributive and cardiac magnetic r esonance imaging demonstrated a small interatrial septal aneurysm. In our study, only transesophageal echocardiography provided the correct diagnosis, showing a giant interatrial septal aneurysm protruding far away into the right atrium and mimicking a right atrial cystic tumor.