Key result
First reported pediatric lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum presents with MAT and AF.
Why the study?
Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum has never been reported in children.
This represents the first reported case of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum in a pediatric patient.
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Hypothesis-generating for lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum in children with atrial arrhythmias; larger studies needed to assess prevalence.
A 13-year-old girl who had been on home parenteral nutrition for 6 months has been presented with multifocal atrial tachycardia and atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography and multislice computed tomography showed fat accumulation on the interatrial septum. Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum has never been reported in children.
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Tutar et al. (2016) studied this question. Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum, previously unreported in children, was diagnosed in a 13-year-old girl presenting with multifocal atrial tachycardia and atrial fibrillation.
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