[Clinical value of multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum. Report of two clinical cases]

D Galzerano; P Spadaro; M A Tedesco; D Lama; B Tuccillo; M Guadagno; G Ratti; A Iacono

[Clinical value of multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum. Report of two clinical cases]

Minerva Cardioangiol. 1996 Jun;44(6):313-7.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

D Galzerano¹, P Spadaro, M A Tedesco, D Lama, B Tuccillo, M Guadagno, G Ratti, A Iacono

Affiliation

¹ Istituto Medico-Cbirurgico di Cardiologia, Seconda Università degli Studi, Napoli.

PMID: 8927261

Abstract

Lipomatous hypertrophy of interatrial septum is a very rare condition associated with supraventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. The authors describe two clinical cases of lipomatous hypertrophy and underline usefulness of multiplane transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of this affection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnostic imaging*
Diazepam / administration & dosage
Echocardiography, Doppler*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Female
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Lipomatosis / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Premedication
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Diazepam