Interventricular membranous septal aneurysm: CT and MR manifestations

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Carolina Carcano1,2, Jeffrey P Kanne3, Jacobo Kirsch4

  • 1Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, Fl, 33331, USA. carolina@carcano.me.

Insights Into Imaging
|December 22, 2015
PubMed

Insights

Advanced cardiac imaging effectively detects interventricular membranous septum defects, which can cause blood clots and arrhythmias. This review highlights six cases using CT angiography and cardiac MRI for evaluation.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Interventricular membranous septum defects are clinically significant.
  • These defects can lead to thrombogenic and arrythmogenic predisposition.
  • They may also obstruct pulmonary blood flow.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review clinical presentations of interventricular membranous septum defects.
  • To emphasize the role of advanced cardiac imaging in diagnosis.
  • To highlight CT angiography and cardiac MRI findings.

Main Methods:

  • Review of six clinical cases.
  • Utilized advanced cardiac imaging techniques.
  • Focused on CT angiography and cardiac MRI sequences.

Main Results:

  • Advanced cardiac imaging successfully identified interventricular membranous septum defects.
  • Demonstrated association with subpulmonic stenosis due to aneurysm protrusion.
  • Showcased imaging's utility in evaluating complex cardiac malformations.

Conclusions:

  • Advanced cardiac imaging is crucial for diagnosing interventricular membranous septum defects.
  • Imaging aids in understanding the relationship between defects and pulmonary stenosis.
  • CT angiography and cardiac MRI are valuable tools for evaluating these conditions.

Keywords:
64 Multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT)Cardiac imagingCardiac malformationInterventricular membranous septal aneurysmMRI

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