title: Crista terminalis bridge: a rare variant mimicking right atrial mass.
abstract: Prominent crista terminalis is a variant of normal heart anatomy mimicking right atrial mass-like tumour, thrombus, or vegetation. The case report depicts a rare kind of this structure that constitutes a thick muscular bridge in the right atrium. Detection by 2D and 3D echocardiography can avoid further useless investigation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Di Venere Hospital, Bari, Italy. d.amato@tin.it
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: D'Amato
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pierfelice
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male