title: Atrial septal aneurysm in a patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
abstract: We describe a 6-year-old patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, normal renal function, hypertension, and serial echocardiograms showing an aneurysm of the atrial septum. Intracardiac aneurysms have not previously been reported in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, NY 14222.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Waz
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pieroni
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Stapleton
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Feld
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000150:complications*