Atrial lipomatous hypertrophy causing reduction in systemic venous return

Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LHIAS) is a benign condition characterized by an abnormal deposition of adipose tissue in the interatrial septum which appears as a pseudomass with a bilobed shape. We present the case of a 68-year-old obese female patient. LHIAS is an infrequent fin...

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Published in:	Herz Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 147 - 148
Main Authors:	Di Bella, G., Mileto, A., Gaeta, M., Coglitore, S., Lentini, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Munchen Urban and Vogel 01-03-2011 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aged Atrial Septum - pathology Cardiology Female Heart Diseases - complications Heart Diseases - diagnosis Humans Image of the Month Internal Medicine Lipomatosis - complications Lipomatosis - diagnosis Medicine Medicine & Public Health Venous Insufficiency - diagnosis Venous Insufficiency - etiology MRT, kardiale Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum Obesity Dyspnea Venöser Einstrom Lipomatöse Hypertrophie des Vorhofseptums Venous in-flow Dyspnoe MRI, cardiac Adipositas
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Summary:	Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LHIAS) is a benign condition characterized by an abnormal deposition of adipose tissue in the interatrial septum which appears as a pseudomass with a bilobed shape. We present the case of a 68-year-old obese female patient. LHIAS is an infrequent finding, but with recent improvements in imaging it is increasingly recognized. Cardiac MRI may prove useful in its diagnosis in terms of tissue characterization, as well as for the evaluation of disease extension and haemodynamic compromise.
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ISSN:	0340-9937 1615-6692
DOI:	10.1007/s00059-011-3427-6