Valsalva Aneurysm Filled with Thrombi Mimicking a Cardiac Tumor
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 869-871, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-17957
ABSTRACT
A Valsalva aneurysm filled with thrombi can be difficult to diagnose, because it mimics a cardiac tumor. Both cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) were performed on a patient who showed a low-echoic mass located between the atrial septum and the non-coronary sinus. Based on MRI findings allowing tissue characterization and the accurate location of the mass and the TEE findings of an irregular surface of the mass and a partial defect in the edge of the non-coronary sinus, we diagnosed the mass as a thrombosed Valsalva aneurysm that had perforated the inter-atrial septum. The operative findings coincided with the preoperative diagnosis. Both MRI and TEE are useful for diagnosing this condition.
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Main subject:
Sinus of Valsalva
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Echocardiography
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Atrial Septum
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Heart Neoplasms
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Aneurysm
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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