title: Right atrial wall hematoma following percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty.
abstract: A 50-year-old male underwent successful percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty for restenosis after surgical commissurotomy. Trans-septal puncture was difficult. Following the procedure, the patient developed chest pain and signs of systemic venous congestion, yet no hemodynamic collapse. Echocardiographic evaluation revealed a cystic mass compressing the right atrium, not communicating with the atrial cavity, mostly an intramural hematoma. The case was managed conservatively, and serial echocardiographic follow-up showed gradual reduction in size until ultimate disappearance of the mass 1 month later. In conclusion, right atrial intramural hematoma is a possible complication of mitral valvuloplasty, readily detected by echocardiography, and amenable for conservative management.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rifaie
authors.forename: Wail
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nammas
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications