title: Atrial septal aneurysm. Is it a benign finding?
abstract: We report our clinical experience in a single centre with 7 cases of atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) between 1989-1996. They did not present any clinical event compatible with cardiogenic embolism after a five years mean follow-up period. ASA is recognized as a potential source of cardiogenic embolism [2] based on some retrospective and selection biased studies.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Valme University Hospital, Sevilla, Spain. luisfe2@arrakis.es
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Hernández
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged