| Remnant of the common pulmonary vein mistaken for a left atrial mass: clarification by transoesophageal echocardiography. | |
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PMID: 1515289 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Faulty incorporation of the common pulmonary vein leaves it as a distinct structure posteriorly, into which the pulmonary veins empty. This "chamber" is separated from the anterior "fetal" left atrium (containing the left atrial appendage and communicating with the mitral valve) by a diaphragm, and is known as cor triatriatum, one of the rarest of cardiac malformations. Less pronounced but still incomplete regression of this vein would result in the persistence of a portion of the common pulmonary vein appearing as a mass along the lateral wall of the left atrium at the junction of the left atrial appendage and left upper pulmonary vein. In two patients, both referred for evaluation of a left atrial mass, transoesophageal echocardiography identified the "mass" as a remnant of the common pulmonary vein. Cardiologists need to be aware of this structural remnant and its possible variants so as to avoid misdiagnosis of this prominence as an atrial tumour or mass. |
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Authors:
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W J Manning; C A Waksmonski; M F Riley |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British heart journal Volume: 68 ISSN: 0007-0769 ISO Abbreviation: Br Heart J Publication Date: 1992 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-10-08 Completed Date: 1992-10-08 Revised Date: 2010-05-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370634 Medline TA: Br Heart J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 4-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Charles A Dana Research Institute, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston Massachusetts. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography Female Heart Atria / abnormalities*, ultrasonography Heart Neoplasms / ultrasonography* Humans Male Middle Aged Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*, ultrasonography |
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Br Heart J. 1992 Jul;68(1):1-3
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