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Published on: September 25, 2016
Prominent crista terminalis in patients with embolic events
Jin Oh Na1, Eung Ju Kim, Sun Joung Mun
1Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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.
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