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Case Reports
. 2002 Jun;3(2):159-61.
doi: 10.1053/euje.2001.0132.

Lipomatus hypertrophy of the atrial septum and prominent crista terminalis appearing as a right atrial mass

J R Pharr  1 , V M Figueredo
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Lipomatus hypertrophy of the atrial septum and prominent crista terminalis appearing as a right atrial mass

J R Pharr et al. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2002 Jun.

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.

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