[Atrial septum aneurysm as a personal observation]

In the midst of echocardiographic examination, which has been performed in years 1993-1995, the presence of atrial septal aneurysm has been found in 18 patients (0.2% explorations) in age of 23-72 years, including 7 male and 11 female. There were hospitalized thirteen of them, and five were observed in cardiologic outpatient clinic. Transesophageal echocardiographic examinations has been performed in 16 persons, and 12 persons has been performed 24 hours electrocardiographic monitoring Holter's method. Our observations revealed, that atrial septal aneurysm has been found in persons with diverse heart diseases and different ages.