Key result
A 5 cm interatrial septum lipomatous hypertrophy causes SVC obstruction, acute respiratory failure, and atrial arrhythmias.
Population
1 60-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes mellitus presenting…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Case report of shock and respiratory failure in COPD; leaves open whether cardiac findings alter standard management.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare case of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum presenting with atrial arrhythmias and causing right atrial filling restriction and superior vena cava obstruction.
Edla et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum (n=1). Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum was evaluated. A 60-year-old woman presenting with acute hypoxic respiratory failure and atrial arrhythmias was found to have a 5 cm lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum causing SVC obstruction.
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