title: [Aneurysms of the atrial septum. From diagnosis to treatment. Apropos of 33 consecutive cases].
abstract: Although rare, aneurysms of the atrial septum are the object of a renewed interest, for they are found with an ever increasing frequency due to technical advances in echocardiography and they have been blamed for a number of disorders, including arrhythmias and embolic accidents. We report here a series of 33 consecutive cases of atrial septal aneurysm discovered by two-dimensional echocardiography over a 5-year period. There were 21 children and 12 adults. In children, the aneurysm was usually associated with a congenital heart disease (17/21 cases). Spontaneous closure was observed in 3 cases where that disease was an isolated septal defect. In adults the aneurysm was usually isolated, but it was complicated by repeated transient ischaemic accidents in 3 patients. No arrhythmia ascribable to the aneurysm was observed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Les anévrysmes du septum interauriculaire. Du diagnostic à la thérapeutique. A propos de 33 cas consécutifs.