J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2009 Dec;17(4):151-152. 10.4250/jcu.2009.17.4.151.

An Unusual Presentation of an Atrial Septal Defect

• Lee MG
• Ko JS
• Yoon HJ
• Kim KH
• Ahn Y
• Jeong MH
• Cho JG
• Kang JC
• Park JC

• KMID: 1473721
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2009.17.4.151

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Heart Septal Defects, Atrial

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Transthoracic echocardiography showed 0.97 cm sized atrial septal defect suspected to be sinus venosus type. Left atrium looked like divided chambers by abnormal membranous structure.

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  Fig. 2 Transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated 4.07 cm sized large atrial septal defect and membranous structures divided left atrium into plural chambers. Therefore, it made atrial chambers of large right atrium and small left atrium.

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  Fig. 3 Follow-up transthoracic echocardiography showed no remnant atrial septal defect, but left atrium still looked like divided chambers by membranous structure.

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