Open AccessSurgical treatment of atrial septum lipomatous hypertrophy associated with syncopal attacks
Author(s) -
Fotini Ampatzidou,
Charilaos-Panagiotis Koutsogiannidis,
Angeliki Cheva,
Konstantinos Vasiliadis,
George Drossos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/aca.aca_248_17
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial septum , cardiology , muscle hypertrophy , interatrial septum , lipomatosis , surgery , atrial fibrillation , left atrium
Lipomatous hypertrophy of atrial septum (LHAS) is a rare benign cardiac condition characterized by fatty tissue infiltration located in the atrial septum. We presented a rare case of LHAS resulting in recurrent syncopal attacks.