title: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for non-invasive diagnosis of lipomatous hypertrophy of inter-atrial septum.
abstract: A 71-year-old asymptomatic woman is found to have an incidental cardiac mass on transthoracic echocardiography. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) findings are consistent with lipotamous hypertrophy of the inter-atrial septum. Given the characteristic appearances on CMR, biopsy or surgery was not indicated and the patient was managed conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Terrence Donnelly Heart Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Ravi R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bajaj
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Djeven
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deva
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirpalani
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Raymond T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Terrence Donnelly Heart Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Chi-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wald
authors.affiliation: Terrence Donnelly Heart Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Electronic address: yana@smh.ca.
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Cardiac mass; Lipomatous hypertrophy