Atrial septal aneurysm: Is it a benign finding?

We report our clinical experience in a single centre with 7 cases of atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) between 1989–1996. They did not present any clinical event compatible with cardiogenic embolism after a five years mean follow-up period. ASA is recogni...

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Published in:International journal of cardiology 1999-04, Vol.69 (1), p.101-103
Main Authors: Valenzuela, L.F, Vázquez, R, Rodriguez–Hernández, M.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aneurysm
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiopathies: etiologic forms (general aspects and miscellaneous)
Echocardiography
Embolism
Embolism - complications
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart
Heart Aneurysm - complications
Heart Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria - diagnostic imaging
Heart Septum - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Stroke
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Summary:We report our clinical experience in a single centre with 7 cases of atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) between 1989–1996. They did not present any clinical event compatible with cardiogenic embolism after a five years mean follow-up period. ASA is recognized as a potential source of cardiogenic embolism [2]based on some retrospective and selection biased studies.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/S0167-5273(99)00016-9