title: [Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interauricular septum: diagnosis with transesophageal echocardiography and computerized tomography].
abstract: Transesophageal echocardiographic and computed tomographic imaging in a patient with lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum and advanced left bundle branch block are presented. Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated a thickening of the atrial septum sparing the fossa ovalis region. Computed tomographic scan at the level of the interatrial septum showed a mass of fat density, and the HIS bundle electrogram showed an advanced infra-his block after intravenous ajmaline. We stress the utility of transesophageal echocardiography in this disorder, and the possible relationship between lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum and conduction disturbances.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de la Morena
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Picó
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ruipérez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torralba
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Hipertrofia lipomatosa del tabique interauricular: diagnóstico mediante ecocardiografía transesofágica y tomografía computadorizada.