title: Unexpected pulsatile intracardiac mass.
abstract: We present a curious pulsatile right atrial mass which we found by routine transthoracic echocardiography in an asymptomatic woman. Only consecutive section planes finally revealed the true nature of this round mass, highlighting the general statement that the ultrasonographer should never rely on a single ultrasound imaging plane for making a correct diagnosis.
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bär
authors.forename: Hugo A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Katus
authors.forename: Derliz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mereles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011673:Pulsatile Flow