Idiopathic giant right atrial aneurysm

Santosh C. Uppu, Ritu Sachdeva, Michiaki Imamura

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Abstract

A 2-year-old boy with an incidental finding of massive cardiomegaly on a chest X-ray was diagnosed with a giant right atrial aneurysm upon further investigation with echocardiography. The patient underwent successful surgical reduction of the right atrium and closure of the patent foramen ovale to prevent thromboembolic complications and to lower the risk of atrial arrhythmias. The resected atrium had paper-thin walls and pathological features of interstitial fibrosis with endocardial thickening.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)68-70
Number of pages3
JournalAnnals of Pediatric Cardiology
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
  • Echocardiography
  • Giant right atrial aneurysm

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