Heart Views (Jan 2020)

Right atrial pseudoaneurysm complicating epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

  • Muhammed Jameesh Moidy,
  • Osama Ali M. Ibrahim,
  • Enas Ali Ibrahim Ali Khalifa,
  • Sherif Mahmoud Helmy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_96_19
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 2
pp. 104 – 108

Abstract

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Cardiac pseudoaneurysm is uncommon among young adults with trauma. Infection, prior cardiac procedure, or cardiac operations are the most common reported causes. Right atrial pseudoaneurysm (RAPA) is extremely rare. Although often challenging to diagnose, advances in noninvasive imaging have improved the ability to diagnose cardiac pseudoaneurysms. We present a case of RAPA, highlighting the diagnostic accuracy of echocardiography in this rare entity.

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