Lipomatus hypertrophy of the atrial septum and prominent crista terminalis appearing as a right atrial mass on transthorasic echocardiogram
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2002
Publication Title
The European Journal of Echocardiography
Volume
3
Issue
2
First page number:
159
Last page number:
161
Abstract
In these case reports, transthoracic echocardiography suggested the presence of a right atrial mass. However, subsequent transoesophageal echocardiography revealed that the 'right atrial mass' was actually a lipomatous hypertrophied atrial septum in combination with a prominent crista terminalis. An understanding of the anatomy and the echocardiographic appearance of a lipomatous hypertrophied atrial septum appearing with a prominent crista terminalis will minimize the misdiagnosis of these structures.
Keywords
Aged; Cardiomyopathy; Hypertrophic/complications; Cardiomyopathy; Hypertrophic/ultrasonography; Cysts/complications; Cysts/ultrasonography; Cysts (Pathology); iagnosis; Diagnosis; Differential; Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging; Echocardiography; Echocardiography; Transesophageal; Echinococcosis; Female; Heart—Diseases; Heart—Hypertrophy; Heart Atria; Heart Diseases/complications; Heart Diseases/ultrasonography; Heart Neoplasms/complications; Heart Neoplasms/ultrasonography; Heart septum; Humans; Lipoma/complications; Lipoma/ultrasonography; Middle Aged; Myocardium—Diseases; Older people; Transesophageal echocardiography; Women
Disciplines
Cardiovascular Diseases | Cardiovascular System | Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences
Language
English
Permissions
Aged; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/complications; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/ultrasonography; Cysts/complications; Cysts/ultrasonography; Cysts (Pathology); iagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic ultrasonic imaging; Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Echinococcosis; Female; Heart—Diseases; Heart—Hypertrophy; Heart Atria; Heart Diseases/complications; Heart Diseases/ultrasonography; Heart Neoplasms/complications; Heart Neoplasms/ultrasonography; Heart septum; Humans; Lipoma/complications; Lipoma/ultrasonography; Middle Aged; Myocardium—Diseases; Older people; Transesophageal echocardiography; Women
Repository Citation
Pharr, J. R.,
Figueredo, V. M.
(2002).
Lipomatus hypertrophy of the atrial septum and prominent crista terminalis appearing as a right atrial mass on transthorasic echocardiogram.
The European Journal of Echocardiography, 3(2),
159-161.