A case of right atrial aneurysm incidentally found in old age.
Right atrial aneurysm is a rare abnormality of unknown origin. Approximately half of patients with right atrial aneurysm show no symptoms. Right atrial aneurysm is usually detected by chance at any time between fetal and adult life and can be associated with atrial arrhythmia and systemic embolism. The diagnosis of right atrial aneurysm can be established with echocardiography, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Because of thromboembolic risk, aneurysmectomy is usually recommended. We review the case report of a 69-year-wold woman with right atrial appendiceal aneurysm, whose diagnosis was established by echocardiography and CT angiography.
Yoon
Jin-Woo
JW
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongkang Medical Center, Ulsan, Korea.
Kim
Hyong-Jun
HJ
Lee
Soo-Hoon
SH
Kim
Ki-Yong
KY
Choi
Sung-Uk
SU
Bae
Soo-Kyung
SK
Kim
Kyung-Rok
KR
Kim
Hyun-Soo
HS
Hur
Ki-Hwan
KH