Ann Short Rep | Volume 4, Issue 1 | Short Communication | Open Access

Prominent Crista Terminalis: A Right Atrial Pitfall

Eustaquio MO^1*, Grancini L¹, Olivares P¹ and Bartorelli LA^1,2

¹Department of Interventional Cardiology, IRCCS University School of Milan, Italy
²Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Italy

^*Correspondance to: Eustaquio Maria Onorato 

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Abstract

Rotational Intracardiac Echocardiography guidance during transcatheter PFO closure procedure allowed qualitative information consistent with the diagnosis of an incidental prominent Crista Terminalis. The correct diagnosis of this right atrial pitfall zeroed the risk to mistake it for tumor, vegetation or thrombus, avoiding needlessly costly additional investigations.

Keywords:

Intracardiac echocardiography; Prominent crista terminalis; Patent foramen ovale; Transcatheter closure

Citation:

Eustaquio MO, Grancini L, Olivares P, Bartorelli LA. Prominent Crista Terminalis: A Right Atrial Pitfall. Ann Short Reports. 2021; 4: 1062.