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Communication between coronary aneurysmal malformations and the left atrium

Authors :
Enrico Di Lella
Christian Pristipino
Lanfranco Antonini
Ciro Campanella
Antonio Auriti
Source :
European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, 2013.

Abstract

A 65-year-old man presented in our hospital complaining of continuous chest discomfort and massive peripheral oedema. Past medical history was negative for heart diseases. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) revealed a septum apparently dividing the left atrium longitudinally into two chambers connected by a small opening. An abnormal continuous flow, through the abnormal septum, crossing the whole atrium, was directed towards the right pulmonary veins ( Panel A ; Supplementary data online, Video …

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20472412 and 20472404
Volume :
15
Issue :
4
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....a66fd532e944c11dc64bba569428dc42