Prominent Crista Terminalis in Patients with Embolic Events

초록

A prominent crista terminalis is a normal anatomic variant which consist of thick muscular bridge within the right atrium. However, it could be often misdiagnosed with an abnormal mass on the transthoracic echocardiography. The case report presented here, describe the findings of transthoracic echocardiography that suggested a right atrial mass in patients with pulmonary embolism. However, subsequent transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging differentiated a true right atrial mass from a prominent crista terminalis.

키워드

Crista terminalis; Right atrial mass.
제목
Prominent Crista Terminalis in Patients with Embolic Events
저자
Na, Jin Oh; Kim, Eung Ju; Mun, Sun Joung; Choi, Eun Hee; Mun, Jin Hee; Lee, Hye Ra; Kim, Yun Kyung; Yong, Hwan Seok
DOI
10.4250/jcu.2011.19.3.156
발행일
2011-09
저널명
Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
권
19
호
3
페이지
156 ~ 158