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Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Images in Cardiology| Volume 37, ISSUE 10, P1674-1676, October 2021

Interatrial Septal Aneurysm Mimicking an Atrial Myxoma on Multiparametric Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Published:December 10, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2020.12.002
      Imaging hallmarks of an interatrial septal aneurysm (IASA) are > 15 mm lateral prolapsing motion and identical signal characteristics to blood pool. Herein we describe a case of IASA confirmed on surgical excision with imaging features in contrast to this, where it mimicked an atrial myxoma on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging.
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