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Right atrial aneurysm with downward displacement of the anterior leaflet that resembled Ebstein’s anomaly

Authors :
Yasuyuki Suzuki
Sanae Yamauchi
Ken Okumura
Kazuyuki Daitoku
Masaomi Kimura
Ikuo Fukuda
Source :
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 65:404-407
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016.

Abstract

A 13-year-old boy presented with right atrial aneurysm and downward displacement of the anterior leaflet in the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle, without tricuspid valve regurgitation. Paroxysmal atrial flutter was caused by an abnormal electrical re-entry circuit, which could not be treated using catheter radiofrequency ablation. Therefore, the patient underwent surgical ablation and resection of the enlarged right atrial wall. The anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve was plastered and displaced downward into the right ventricle, which resembled Ebstein's anomaly. Pathological evaluation revealed a thin wall that contained fibrous tissue with lipomatous degeneration and few muscular elements. No postoperative arrhythmia was observed.

Details

ISSN :
18636713 and 18636705
Volume :
65
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....091d01d36adb0adffd548e9f321373ea
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-016-0674-8