Surgical repair of massive dilatation of the right atrium with tricuspid regurgitation
Background Massive dilatation of the right atrium with tricuspid regurgitation is frequently diagnosed by accidental recognition of an enlarged cardiac silhouette during routine chest radiography.
Masaho Okada +4 more
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Leiomyoscarcoma in the right atrium [PDF]
A 65-year-old female patient with a 2-year history of recurrent thrombosis of the inferior vena cava (VCI), complained about abdominal pain. Thus, a computed tomography was performed revealing again a thrombus suspected lesion in the VCI extending into the right atrium (RA). Echocardiography confirmed the mass in the RA. Surprisingly, D-Dimere levels …
C, Schneeweis +3 more
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Prostacyclins have no direct inotropic effect on isolated atrial strips from the normal and pressure-overloaded human right heart [PDF]
Prostacyclins are vasodilatory agents used in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The direct effects of prostacyclins on right heart function are still not clarified.
Andersen, A +7 more
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A Proposed Simple and Accurate Technique for Optimal Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter Tip Placement
We describe a simple ultrasound (US)-guided technique for accurate anatomical right atrium localization prior to permanent hemodialysis catheter insertion.
Sammy Tawk, Elie Barakat, Frank Hammer
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Fetal heterotaxy with tricuspid atresia, pulmonary atresia, and isomerism of the right atrial appendages at 22 weeks. [PDF]
We report the accurate prenatal diagnosis at 22 weeks gestation of right atrial isomerism in association with tricuspid atresia. Several distinctive sonographic features of isomerism of the right atrial appendages were present in this fetus: complex ...
Richardson, Randy R +3 more
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Intravenous leiomyomatosis of the uterus with extension to the right heart
A 42-year-old woman admitted with debilitation and engorgement both lower extremities. Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography, abdominal ultrasound and computerized tomography revealed a lobulated pelvic mass, a mass within right internal iliac ...
Song Ze-Zhou, Shi Xin-Ping, Lou Yu-Feng
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Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) is a complex congenital heart anomaly characterized by abnormal venous return from the pulmonary veins. The classification of TAPVD has been a matter of debate, particularly when pulmonary veins open into
Satish Koirala +3 more
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Atria: A comprehensive evaluation with echocardiography
Left and right atria have gained interest from scientific community. Two or three- dimensional echocardiographic methods have been implemented for better understanding of atrial functions in both healthy persons and patients with various diseases. Atrial
Oben Baysan +3 more
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A 68-year-old female patient was referred for the evaluation of an incidentally detected asymptomatic cardiac mass. Imaging studies showed a 3.0 x 2.4 cm, well circumscribed, round, cystic mass with a calcified nodule that was attached to the lower rim of the fossa ovalis in the right atrium. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, the right atrium was opened to
Kye Hun, Kim +15 more
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The value of multimodality imaging for detection, characterisation and management of a wall adhering structure in the right atrium [PDF]
The case presents a wall adherent structure in the right atrium in a young patient with peripheral tcell lymphoma followed by successful prolonged lysis therapy resulting in the resolution of the thrombus is presented.
Akin, Ibrahim +9 more
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