title: Idiopathic aneurysmal giant right atrial enlargement with thrombus formation.
abstract: A 12-year-old boy presented to our outpatient department with progressive dyspnoea and palpitations of 6-month duration. Cardiovascular system examination revealed a short ejection systolic murmur at the left lateral heart border. Chest X-ray showed gross cardiomegaly. Two-dimensional ECHO revealed massive aneurysmal right atrial (RA) enlargement, low-pressure tricuspid regurgitation and dysplastic tricuspid valve with compression of the left atrium (LA) and left ventricle (LV). Cardiac CT showed grossly enlarged RA compressing the LA, LV, right pulmonary artery and right upper lobe pulmonary vein. Initially, the patient refused surgery. On follow-up, a thrombus was seen in the giant RA and the patient agreed to and underwent successful surgery. Absence of pericardium was specifically excluded on cardiac MRI and on surgery. Resected atrial tissue showed wall thinning and focal fibrosis establishing idiopathic dilation of the RA. The patient is on regular follow-up.
authors.affiliation: King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rashi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khare
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sharad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.affiliation: King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sudhanshu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
mesh_terms: D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging