[Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interauricular septum. Morphological and electrocardiographical aspects].
The authors report a case of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum diagnosed by echocardiography and confirmed by computerised tomography. The electrocardiogram showed an intra-atrial conduction defect considered to be virtually pathognomonic of this condition. The differential diagnosis and clinical implications of this abnormality, which is usually a fortuitous finding, are discussed in the light of recent publications. A precise diagnosis avoids confusion with other pathologies necessitating specific treatment such as intra-atrial thrombi and tumours.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Hypertrophie lipomateuse du septum interauriculaire. Aspects morphologiques et électrocardiographiques.