| An atrial mass: the value of echocardiographic three-dimensional reconstruction. | |
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PMID: 21709575 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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An 88-year-old lady was referred to our Heart Failure Clinic with a history of 'occasional' breathlessness. Electrocardiography showed sinus rhythm and no other major abnormalities and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was normal. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a non-dilated left ventricle with good systolic function. A bright and well-circumscribed, echogenic mass appeared inside a mildly dilated left atrium, visible in both parasternal and apical views. A three-dimensional echocardiographic reconstruction showed no mass within the left atrium; however, an extracardiac mass impinging its posterior wall was seen. Suspicion of an intrathoracic tumour was raised and cardiac magnetic resonance showed a hiatus hernia immediately adjacent to the left atrium. Care must be taken when evaluating masses in or close to the heart. |
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Pierpaolo Pellicori; Nasser Sherwi; Olga Khaleva; Kenneth Wong; John G F Cleland |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-24 |
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Title: Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) Volume: - ISSN: 1558-2035 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-6-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101259752 Medline TA: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Academic Cardiology, Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research and Teaching Centre, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston upon Hull, UK. |
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