The Role of Double Interatrial Septum in Cryptogenic Stroke

Alessandro Palmieri, MD; Andrea Barbagallo, MD; Francesco Pieri, MD; Maria Grazia D’Alfonso, MD; Cristina Sarti, MD; Fabio Mori, MD; Carlo Di Mario, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2024)

The Role of Double Interatrial Septum in Cryptogenic Stroke

Alessandro Palmieri, MD,
Andrea Barbagallo, MD,
Francesco Pieri, MD,
Maria Grazia D’Alfonso, MD,
Cristina Sarti, MD,
Fabio Mori, MD,
Carlo Di Mario, MD

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Alessandro Palmieri, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr Alessandro Palmieri, Department of Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.; Department of Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Andrea Barbagallo, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Francesco Pieri, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Maria Grazia D’Alfonso, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Cristina Sarti, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Fabio Mori, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Carlo Di Mario, MD: Department of Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 6
p. 102245

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In this work, the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian woman affected by cryptogenic stroke is reported. After discarding other sources of embolism, a transesophageal echocardiogram was performed, which revealed the presence of a double interatrial septum associated with a left-sided atrial pouch. The persistent interatrial space was identified as the most probable source of thrombus.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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