Aneurysm of the interatrial septum occurring as an isolated anomaly

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1983;9(2):167-73. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810090208.

Abstract

We report a case of aneurysm of the atrial septum occurring as an isolated abnormality in a patient with atypical chest pain. Apical two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated phasic bulging of the fossa ovalis region of the atrial septum into the right atrium. Biplane cineangiography confirmed the presence of a large septal aneurysm in an otherwise normal heart. The incidence, pathogenesis, and complications of this unusual anomaly are briefly discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cineangiography
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septum* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male