Double trouble.
A 18-year-old boy presented for cardiological evaluation for a previous pleuritic chest pain. Physical exam was normal and ECG showed an early repolarization pattern. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed an ondulating structure on the left side of the interatrial septum (IAS), without other abnormalities. Transoesophageal study was performed in order to define better the IAS anatomy and assess for other anomalies. It showed a high mobile membrane adjacent and parallel to the IAS with flow into its chamber. Intravenous agitated saline contrast injection excluded the presence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) or interatrial septum defect. We review literature about atrial septal malformations.
Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Calle Julián Clavería s/n, 3006, Oviedo, Spain. mmartinf7@hotmail.com
María
M
Martín
Enrique
E
Ríos
José Manuel
JM
García-Ruíz
Cecilia
C
Corros
Sergio
S
Hevia
Jesús M
JM
de la Hera
César
C
Morís
D000293:Adolescent; D003287:Contrast Media; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012965:Sodium Chloride
D003287:Contrast Media; D012965:Sodium Chloride