Atrial septal aneurysm - Is it a benign finding?

Citation
Lf. Valenzuela et al., Atrial septal aneurysm - Is it a benign finding?, INT J CARD, 69(1), 1999, pp. 101-103
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01675273 → ACNP
Volume
69
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
101 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5273(19990430)69:1<101:ASA-II>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We report our clinical experience in a single centre with 7 cases of atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) be tween 1989-1996. They did not present any clinical event compatible with ca rdiogenic embolism after a five years mean follow-up period. ASA is recogni zed as a potential source of cardiogenic embolism [2] based on some retrosp ective and selection biased studies. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.