Pericardial effusion causing echocardiographic mimicking of left intra-atrial thrombus

Emmanuel Messas; Catherine Szymanski; Jean Noël Fabiani; Michel Desnos; Albert Hagege

doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jen232

Pericardial effusion causing echocardiographic mimicking of left intra-atrial thrombus

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2009 Mar;10(2):353-5. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen232. Epub 2008 Sep 16.

Authors

Emmanuel Messas¹, Catherine Szymanski, Jean Noël Fabiani, Michel Desnos, Albert Hagege

Affiliation

¹ INSERM U633, Faculté de Médecine René Descartes, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Pôle Cardiovasculaire, 20 rue Leblanc, Paris 75015, France. [email protected]

PMID: 18799477
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen232

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea and irregular tachycardia. Investigation revealed the presence of pericardial effusion and left intra-auricular mass. The patient was sent to the operation theatre and after pericardial drain, the intra-atrial mass disappeared with retroactive diagnosis of left atrial appendage invagination.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Appendage / physiopathology
Atrial Appendage / surgery
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Thrombosis / physiopathology
Coronary Thrombosis / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Atria / physiopathology
Heart Atria / surgery
Humans
Pericardial Effusion / complications*
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion / physiopathology
Pericardial Effusion / surgery
Ultrasonography