A case of atrial septal aneurysm in normal heart

Jpn Circ J. 1987 Sep;51(9):1035-8. doi: 10.1253/jcj.51.1035.

Abstract

Atrial septal aneurysms are rare, usually associated with congenital heart disease causing atrial pressure elevation. We describe here a case of atrial septal aneurysm with no other cardiac abnormalities that was diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm / pathology*
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnosis
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / pathology*
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging