A Differential Diagnosis for Left Atrial Mass on Transthoracic Echocardiography: Hiatus Hernia

Hiatus hernia is a common medical condition. An elderly woman being investigated for dyspnoea of unknown aetiology had a transthoracic echocardiogram as part of her investigations. This alarmingly demonstrated a large left atrial mass. Further assessment with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revea...

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Published inCase reports in gastroenterology Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 115 - 118
Main Authors Dhutia, Harshil, Gill, Felix, Vinnicombe, Z.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 28.03.2014
Karger Publishers
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Cardiac mass
Echocardiography
Hiatus hernia
Published: March 2014
Hiatus hernia
Cardiac mass
Echocardiography
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Summary:Hiatus hernia is a common medical condition. An elderly woman being investigated for dyspnoea of unknown aetiology had a transthoracic echocardiogram as part of her investigations. This alarmingly demonstrated a large left atrial mass. Further assessment with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large hiatus hernia compressing the left atrium and no intra-cardiac mass. The case succinctly highlights gastrointestinal pathology simulating cardiac symptoms and masses.
ISSN:1662-0631
1662-0631
DOI:10.1159/000362225