Transvenous reservoir catheter mimicking right atrial mass lesion.
A reservoir (Mediport) catheter in the superior vena cava and right atrium can present as a right atrium mass lesion by echocardiography. Unlike pacemaker or transvenous catheters, these are not easily detected because the implant sites are not obvious and they are not attached to external intravenous device. Transvenous reservoír catheters should be considered in the echocardiographic diagnosis of right atrial mass lesion.
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Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.
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D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior