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1 maj 2021 · Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LHIAS) is a benign accumulation of adipose tissue within the interatrial septum, though it can sometimes be mistaken for neoplasm. Multimodality imaging can help differentiate this entity from other cardiac lesions, as illustrated in this case.
28 lip 2018 · Lipomatous hypertrophy of the atrial septum (LHAS) is an anomaly of the heart. It is characterized by an infiltration of adipocytes into myocytes of the interatrial septum, sparing the fossa ovalis, which gives a characteristic hourglass-shaped image.
On 3D transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) the mass appeared to be a lipomatous hypertrophy of the septum without apparent thrombus. Pathology reports of the specimen were notable for an organized clot with mild mixed inflammation, contradicting the TEE findings.
Heart failure, syncope, systemic embolization, intracardiac obstruction, arrhythmias, pericardial effusion with or without tamponade, and constitutional symptoms are some of the classical presentations of this condition (3). Such clinical features are shared with other possible diagnoses.
Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum is a benign cardiac mass that should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis for any atrial cardiac tumour. In the reported case, this lesion was initially suspected to be malignant and ...
Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LASH) is a benign lesion characterized by massive accumulation of fat in the interatrial septum that exceeds 2 cm in thickness and is part of the differential diagnosis for malignant and benign atrial tumors.
1 gru 2003 · Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (LHIS) is a benign disorder characterized by fat accumulation in the interatrial septum. It typically occurs in elderly, obese patients and may cause arrhythmia.
