Open AccessCoumadin ridge: An incidental finding of a left atrial pseudotumor on transthoracic echocardiography
Author(s) -
Aadil Lodhi,
Tin Nguyen,
Christopher Bianco,
Assad Movahed
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i9.831
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrium , radiology , ridge , thrombus , right atrium , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , paleontology , biology
Coumadin ridge is a normal anatomic variant that is occasionally found in the left atrium. It can present as a linear or nodular mass which can undulate with cardiac motion and if particularly prominent, can easily be mistaken for a tumor or thrombus. Careful evaluation and consideration of the common variants discussed in this review can help limit misdiagnosis, as well as unnecessary workup and treatment. We present a case of coumadin ridge that was found on a patient using two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.