Thrombosed cor triatriatum sinistrum mimicking left atrial mass and causing unilateral pulmonary edema

Carlos A. Gonzalez Lengua, Pirkash Kumar, Matthew Cham, Javier Sanz

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Abstract

46 year old female with history of progressive shortness of breath for 3 years associated with recurrent right lung infiltrates and hemoptisis. A computed tomography of the chest showed a left atrial mass suggestive of atrial myxoma confirmed with transesophageal echocardiogram. Contrary with findings from a dedicated EKG gated cardiac computed tomography suggestive of cor triatriatum with associated thrombus and less likely a neoplasm; findings later on confirmed during surgery. Cardiac CT offers superior spatial resolution and multi-planar image reconstructions, allowing improved characterization of cardiac structures and cardiac masses compared to other traditional cardiovascular imaging modalities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)186-187
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2016

Keywords

  • Atrial mass
  • Atrial myxoma
  • Cor triatriatum

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