[Atrial septal pouch: not always a thrombus. A case report and literature review]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2012 Sep;13(9):622-4. doi: 10.1714/1133.12491.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A 69-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation experienced a transient ischemic attack. A septal pouch was diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and a mass into the pouch was detected, which was initially defined as thrombotic material. Since the mass did not disappear after a period of effective anticoagulation, a different etiology was suspected and cardiac magnetic resonance showed a lipomatous nature. As far as we know this is the first case of septal pouch lipoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Thrombosis / diagnosis*