A patient with chronic dyspnea and episodes of paroxysmal atrial
fibrillation in the presence of a right atrial mass
Abstract
Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum (LHIS) is an unusual
condition that can be presented as a mass-like bulge that typical spares
of the fossa ovalis. We describe a 73-year-old overweight woman with
dyspnea on exertion and two episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
for the last eight months. A big sessile mass was detected in the
interatrial septum measuring 3.7 x 4.7cm during transesophageal
echocardiography. The patient underwent resection of the mass and
pericardial patch reconstruction of the defect with significant
improvement of her clinical status during the follow-up period. The
histopathological analysis suggested LHIS.