A Rare Case of Asymptomatic Giant Right Atrial Aneurysm: Case Report

Abstract

he right atrial aneurysm is a cardiac malformation of unknown etiology, rarely found in cardiological practice. It can be detected at any time between fetal and adult life. Approximately half of patients show no symptoms. If no treatment is carried out, the risk of complications such as arrhythmia and thromboembolism will increase; therefore, medical or surgical treatment is recommended. In our article we present a rare and asymptomatic patient who was diagnosed with right atrial aneurysm at 74 years of age by echocardiography and computed tomography (CT) angiography. CASE REPORTA 74-year-old male patient was admitted to our department after referral from another hospital because of hypertension, and an abnormality was detected incidentally via echocardiography. His and his family's past history showed non specific findings. In the physical examination there 23 A Rare Case of Asymptomatic Giant Right Atrial Aneurysm: Case Report A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T Right atrial aneurysm is a rare abnormality of the heart. This defect is seen in all age groups and is usually diagnosed incidentally. The aneurysm can be asymptomatic or present with symptoms related to supraventricular arrhythmias or thromboembolic phenomenon. We present the case report of a 74-year-old male with right atrial aneurysm which was incidentally detected during echocardiographic evaluation.K Ke ey yw wo or rd ds s: : Heart atria; aneurysm; echocardiography; tomography, x-ray computed Ö ÖZ ZE ET T Sağ atriyal anevrizma kalbin nadir ve sıklıkla konjenital orjinli bir anomalisidir. Fetal dö-nemden geç erişkin döneme kadar, tüm yaş gruplarında görülen bu defekt genellikle rastlantısal saptanabilmektedir. Asemptomatik olabileceği gibi supraventriküler aritmiler veya tromboembolik olaylar ile de ortaya çıkabilmektedir. Bu yazıda ileri yaşa kadar tanı almayan, asemptomatik 74 yaşında bir erkek olgu ekokardiyografi sırasında tesadüfen saptanması nedeniyle sunulacaktır.A An na ah ht ta ar r K Ke el li im me el le er r: : Kalp atriumları; anevrizma; ekokardiyografi; tomografi, bilgisayarlı