Giant right atrial aneurysm presenting as right heart failure

Indian Heart J. 2012 Mar-Apr;64(2):200-2. doi: 10.1016/S0019-4832(12)60062-5. Epub 2012 Apr 28.

Abstract

Idiopathic aneurysmal dilatations of the right atrium are rare anomalies. We report one such case of a young man presenting with fatigue, abdominal distension, pedal oedema, unremarkable cardiac examination except for raised jugular venous pressure, an electrocardiogram showing normal sinus rhythm with right bundle-branch block, and an radiograph of the chest showing cardiomegaly. The echocardiographic examination revealed a giant right atrium with low pressure tricuspid regurgitation. The computed tomography confirmed the findings of two-dimensional echocardiography. He was put on medical treatment and remained symptomatically controlled on follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / pathology*
  • Heart Failure / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography