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An unusual “mass” within the left atrium: Localized aneurysm of a patent foramen ovale tunnel
Author(s) -
Güvenç Tolga S.,
Güzelburç Özge,
Asarcikli Lale Dinç,
Can Fatma,
Çetin Güvenç Rengin,
Eren Mehmet
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13875
Subject(s) - patent foramen ovale , interatrial septum , medicine , left atrium , foramen ovale (heart) , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , migraine
Masses on the interatrial septum are usually caused by myxomas or thrombi within a patent foramen ovale. We report a 53‐year‐old male patient with a hollow mass within the left atrium that was incidentally found during a routine transthoracic echocardiography. Further investigation of the mass with transesophageal two‐ and three‐dimensional echocardiography has revealed that the mass was a localized aneurysm of a patent foramen ovale tunnel. While aneurysms of interatrial septum are relatively common in normal population, to the best of our knowledge, present case is the first report of a localized aneursym of a patent foramen ovale tunnel.