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Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum: A Rare Cause of Right Ventricular Impairment
Author(s) -
Hudzik Bartosz,
Filipiak Krzysztof,
Zembala Michal,
Szkodzinski Janusz,
MiszalskiJamka Karol,
Niklewski Tomasz,
Głowacki Jan,
Zembala Marian,
Polonski Lech
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00961.x
Subject(s) - medicine , interatrial septum , cardiology , magnetic resonance imaging , muscle hypertrophy , septum secundum , atrial septum , surgery , radiology , atrial fibrillation , left atrium
We report a case of a 70‐year‐old woman admitted with symptoms of decompensated heart failure. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum with partial upper right atrial inflow obstruction, partial obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract, and excessive accumulation of adipose tissue in the pericardial space. The patient underwent excision of the septal lipomatous mass, which relieved the right ventricular outflow obstruction. (J Card Surg 2010;25:171‐174)