AI Article Synopsis
- Malformation of the right atrium is a rare condition that generally occurs alone and is not commonly discussed in medical literature.
- A case of prenatal giant atrial dilatation in an infant, who showed no symptoms initially, resulted in surgical intervention at 18 months to prevent complications like thrombosis and arrhythmias.
- Post-surgery, the infant still showed signs of elevated pressure in the atrium, indicating that the right atrial dilatation may be linked to an underlying restrictive issue in the right ventricle.
Article Abstract
Background: Malformation of the right atrium is a rare cardiac abnormality and is usually reported as isolated malformation in the literature.
Case Presentation: Prenatal giant atrial dilatation in an asymptomatic infant was treated surgically at 18 months of age, due to potential risk of thrombosis and arrhythmias. Post-surgical echocardiographic images illustrate residual atrial elevated pressure.
Conclusions: Sometimes, as seems in our case, right atrial dilatation hides an associated restrictive right ventricle.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8380318 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-02181-5 | DOI Listing |
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