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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep 16;3(9):831-4.
doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i9.831.

Coumadin ridge: An incidental finding of a left atrial pseudotumor on transthoracic echocardiography

Aadil Mubeen Lodhi  1 , Tin Nguyen  1 , Christopher Bianco  1 , Assad Movahed  1
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Coumadin ridge: An incidental finding of a left atrial pseudotumor on transthoracic echocardiography

Aadil Mubeen Lodhi et al. World J Clin Cases. .

Abstract

Coumadin ridge is a normal anatomic variant that is occasionally found in the left atrium. It can present as a linear or nodular mass which can undulate with cardiac motion and if particularly prominent, can easily be mistaken for a tumor or thrombus. Careful evaluation and consideration of the common variants discussed in this review can help limit misdiagnosis, as well as unnecessary workup and treatment. We present a case of coumadin ridge that was found on a patient using two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.

Keywords: Coumadin ridge; Left atrial pseudotumor; Pseudotumor; Warfarin ridge.

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Figure 1
Electrocardiography showed sinus rhythm with a heart rate of 63 and left atrial abnormality.
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Figure 2
Apical transthoracic echocardiography view of coumadin ridge in the left atrium. RA: Right atrium; LA: Left atrium.
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Figure 3
Apical four-chamber transthoracic echocardiography view of coumadin ridge in the left atrium. LA: Left atrium.
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