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22 cze 2023 · Symptoms. Causes. Diagnosis. Treatment. An atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) occurs when a bulge forms in the atrial septum, the membrane separating the heart's upper left and upper right chambers (atria). The atrial septum usually is relatively immobile, but it can sometimes enlarge, become hypermobile, and protrude into the left or right atrium.
An atrial septal aneurysm is a congenital (present at birth) anomaly of your heart. When present, it means there’s extra tissue in the wall that separates the two upper chambers (atria) of your heart. Sometimes, this extra tissue is visible on an echocardiogram.
3 lut 2012 · Atrial septal aneurysm is a rare cardiac abnormality that is usually detected during routine echocardiography or evaluation of ischemic stroke. It may be isolated or in the presence of other defects, most often patent foramen ovale.
The region of the atrial septum could be clearly visualized by TEE in all patients, thereby allowing the diagnosis of ASA; in contrast, evidence for ASA was not detected by transthoracic echocardiography in 92 patients (47%).
24 sty 2024 · Summary. Atrial septal aneurysm means that there is a bulge in the interatrial septum. It may not present with symptoms. However, it can occur alongside other heart problems that...
27 lip 2023 · An atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is a bulge in the wall between the heart’s atrial chambers. It may not cause symptoms, but it can appear with other conditions that cause difficulty with breathing, irregular heartbeats, and fatigue. ASAs can form at birth or develop later.
4 sty 2024 · Interatrial septal aneurysm or atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is defined as an abnormal protrusion of the interatrial septum. The exact length of the protrusion that defines an interatrial septal aneurysm varies in the literature, ranging from >11 mm to >15 mm beyond normal excursion in adults 4,5 and 5 mm in children.
