Title:
Left atrial diverticulum - An unexpected finding in routine transesophageal echocardiography
Author(s):
Schneider, Matthias; Morris, Daniel A.; Pieske‐Kraigher, Elisabeth; Walter‐Rittel, Thula; Parwani, Abdul S.; Pieske, Burkert; Boldt, Leif‐Hendrik
Year of publication:
2020
Available Date:
2022-03-02T12:51:35Z
Abstract:
We report a 55-year-old male patient with lone paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who underwent routine transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) at our institution. In a mid-esophageal 125 degrees three-chamber angulation, a distinct thinning of the left atrial (LA) wall was observed, forming a 7 x 4 mm canal with only a small membrane separating the LA from the pericardial space. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging diagnosed a small LA diverticulum. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first manuscript describing detection of a small LA diverticulum via TOE.
Part of Identifier:
ISSN (print): 0742-2822
e-ISSN (online): 1540-8175
Keywords:
2D Echocardiography
echocardiography
left atrium
multiplane transesophageal
DDC-Classification:
610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Publication Type:
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
DOI of the Original Publication:
PubMed ID of the Original Publication:
Journaltitle:
Echocardiography
Department/institution:
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
