Key result
Atrial septal aneurysms carry systemic embolization and arrhythmia risks, requiring standardized diagnosis and multidisciplinary care.
Why the study?
The exact prevalence of atrial septal aneurysms remains unclear and diverse diagnostic criteria highlight the need for a standardized approach in research and clinical practice.
This review emphasizes the importance of standardized diagnostic criteria and multidisciplinary management for atrial septal aneurysms, which can be associated with structural defects and systemic embolization.
Atrial septal aneurysms (ASAs) are usually asymptomatic and discovered incidentally during routine cardiac imaging. While their exact prevalence is unclear, ASAs can be associated with structural heart defects (such as patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect) and carry risks of systemic embolization, arrhythmias, and potentially migraine headaches. The diversity of current diagnostic criteria highlights the need for a standardized approach in research and clinical practice. Imaging modalities such as echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography are used for diagnosis. Isolated ASAs may only require follow-up, while those with complications or associated defects may require invasive interventions. This review aims to provide a detailed overview of ASAs, emphasizing the need for standardized diagnostic criteria and a multidisciplinary approach to patient management.
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Özmen et al. (2026) studied this question. Atrial septal aneurysms are often asymptomatic but carry risks of systemic embolization, arrhythmias, and migraines, requiring standardized diagnostic criteria and multidisciplinary management.
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