Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound  2013;21(4):197-199

doi:10.4250/jcu.2013.21.4.197

The Case of Isolated Double Atrial Septum with Persistent Interatrial Space.

In Soo KIM 1 ; Moo Nyun JIN ; Changho SONG ; Young Ju KIM ; Ah Young JI ; Jung Woo SON ; Hyuk Jae CHANG ; Geu Ru HONG ; Jong Won HA ; Namsik CHUNG

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Keywords

Double atrial septum; Interatrial space

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Double atrial septum is very rare atrial septal malformation which has double layered atrial septum with persistent interatrial space between the two atria. Clinically, most cases of this anomaly are asymptomatic unless manifest as thromboembolic complications, such as stroke, or transient ischemic attack, that thrombus may be originated from this interatrial space. We report a case of a 69-year-old man who was diagnosed with isolated double atrial septum by transthoracic echocardiography.