Prominent Crista Terminalis in Patients with Embolic Events.
10.4250/jcu.2011.19.3.156
- Author:
Jin Oh NA
1
;
Eung Ju KIM
;
Sun Joung MUN
;
Eun Hee CHOI
;
Jin Hee MUN
;
Hye Ra LEE
;
Yun Kyung KIM
;
Hwan Seok YONG
Author Information
1. Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. withnoel@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Crista terminalis;
Right atrial mass
- MeSH:
Echocardiography;
Echocardiography, Transesophageal;
Heart Atria;
Humans;
Pulmonary Embolism
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2011;19(3):156-158
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A prominent crista terminalis is a normal anatomic variant which consist of thick muscular bridge within the right atrium. However, it could be often misdiagnosed with an abnormal mass on the transthoracic echocardiography. The case report presented here, describe the findings of transthoracic echocardiography that suggested a right atrial mass in patients with pulmonary embolism. However, subsequent transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging differentiated a true right atrial mass from a prominent crista terminalis.
