Transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of atrial space occupying lesions / 中国医学影像技术

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the clinical value of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of atrial space occupying lesions. Methods: Data of 79 patients with atrial space occupying lesions diagnosed by echocardiography were reviewed. The echocardiographic characteristics were retrospectively analyzed and compared with surgical and pathological results. Results: Among 79 patients, there were 47 cases (47/79, 59.49%) with left atrial thrombi, 23 cases (23/79, 29.11%) with left atrial myxomas, 3 cases (3/79, 3.80%) with right atrial myxomas, 4 cases (4/79, 5.06%) with intracardiac leiomyomatosis and 2 cases (2/79, 2.53%) with malignant tumors transfered to the right atrium from adenocarcinoma of the lung. Echocardiographic diagnosis was consistent with surgical pathology results in 72 cases, whereas there were 2 cases of underdiagnosis, 2 cases of misdiagnosis and 3 cases of missed diagnosis. Conclusion: Echocardiography is the preferred image method for diagnosis of atrial space occupying lesions, which can provide important references for clinic treatment.