| Literature DB >> 26537098 |
Carlos A Gonzalez Lengua1, Pirkash Kumar2, Matthew Cham2, Javier Sanz2.
Abstract
46 year old female with history of progressive shortness of breath for 3 years associated with recurrent right lung infiltrates and hemoptisis. A computed tomography of the chest showed a left atrial mass suggestive of atrial myxoma confirmed with transesophageal echocardiogram. Contrary with findings from a dedicated EKG gated cardiac computed tomography suggestive of cor triatriatum with associated thrombus and less likely a neoplasm; findings later on confirmed during surgery. Cardiac CT offers superior spatial resolution and multi-planar image reconstructions, allowing improved characterization of cardiac structures and cardiac masses compared to other traditional cardiovascular imaging modalities.Entities:
Keywords: Atrial mass; Atrial myxoma; Cor triatriatum
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26537098 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.10.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr ISSN: 1876-861X