title: Prominent crista terminalis in patients with embolic events.
abstract: A prominent crista terminalis is a normal anatomic variant which consist of thick muscular bridge within the right atrium. However, it could be often misdiagnosed with an abnormal mass on the transthoracic echocardiography. The case report presented here, describe the findings of transthoracic echocardiography that suggested a right atrial mass in patients with pulmonary embolism. However, subsequent transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging differentiated a true right atrial mass from a prominent crista terminalis.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Oh
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Eung Ju
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sun Joung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.forename: Eun Hee
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jin Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.forename: Hye Ra
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yun Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hwan Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yong
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