Hiatal hernia presenting as a left atrial mass

Cardiac masses pose diagnostic challenges. We present a 62‐year‐old woman presented for evaluation of chest pain and palpitations. Transthoracic echocardiography showed left atrial mass, which was subsequently identified as hiatal hernia by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kalavakunta, Jagadeesh Kumar, Po, Jose Ricardo F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9361451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35957774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6192
Descripción
Sumario:Cardiac masses pose diagnostic challenges. We present a 62‐year‐old woman presented for evaluation of chest pain and palpitations. Transthoracic echocardiography showed left atrial mass, which was subsequently identified as hiatal hernia by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

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