Aortic aneurysm mimicking a right atrial mass.
We present a case of a 54-year-old female who was initially thought to have a cystic mass in the right atrium on two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. Careful transducer angulation and off-axis imaging showed this mass-like effect was produced by an aortic root aneurysm impinging on the right atrium.
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Ahmed
A
Mohamed
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Mahmoud
M
Elsayed
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Rajat
R
Kalra
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Serkan
S
Bulur
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. nanda@uab.edu.
Navin C
NC
Nanda
D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
aortic aneurysm; aortic root aneurysm; cyst; echocardiography; intracardiac mass; mass in right atrium; right atrium; sinus of Valsalva aneurysm; tumor; two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography