Prominent Eustachian Valve Mimicking Thrombus in Right Atrium Diagnosed with Computed Tomography in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation

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Gülsüm Bingöl Ibrahim SARI Muharrem Nasıfov Özge Özden Tok Volkan Camkiran Yasin Cakilli

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Ibrahim SARI
Bahcelievler Memorial Hospital, Cardiology Department, Istanbul, Turkey

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A 51-year-old man presented with paroxsysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). Transthoracic echocardiography revealed mass of 2.3x0.6 cm adjacent to the superior part of the right atrium (RA) compatible with thrombus. Although thrombus formation in the setting of AF is more common in left atrial appendage and left atrium it can also be seen in right atrial appendage and RA. We performed cardiac computerized tomography (CCT) in order to clarify the nature of mass in RA and exclude coronary stenosis. CCT showed prominent eustachian valve measuring 3.2 cm which was not clear on echocardiography. This case underscores the importance of complementary cardiovascular imaging to facilitate the correct diagnosis.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Mon 20, Apr 2020
Accepted: Wed 27, May 2020
Published: Mon 08, Jun 2020

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© 2023 Ibrahim SARI. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.RDI.2020.02.02