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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 186-187 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2016 |
Keywords
- Atrial mass
- Atrial myxoma
- Cor triatriatum