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14565640

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-20
pubmed:abstractText
Congenital malformation of the right atrium or the coronary sinus is rare, and cases are classified into 1 of the following 4 categories: (1) congenital enlargement of right atrium, (2) single diverticulum, (3) multiple diverticula of the right atrium, and (4) diverticulum of the coronary sinus. This report presents a 63-year-old man with cardiomegaly and no chest symptoms. A chest radiograph revealed an enlarged cardiac silhouette with a prominent right heart border. Although a transesophageal echocardiography revealed marked enlargement of the right atrium, neither further anomaly nor massive regurgitation was observed. The systolic pulmonary artery pressure derived from the peak velocity of mild tricuspid regurgitation was 38 mm Hg. Secondary enlargement of the right atrium due to atrial septal defect or pulmonary venous connection anomaly was deemed negligible by use of transesophageal contrast echocardiography, and primary enlargement of the right atrium was confirmed. Transesophageal echocardiography using ultrasound contrast was determined to be feasible for diagnosing congenital malformation of the right atrium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-3197
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
619-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Contrast transesophageal echocardiography in diagnosing congenital enlargement of the right atrium--a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, 1750-1, Miki, Kita, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports