Movsowitz H D, Jacobs L E, Movsowitz C, Kotler M N
Division of Cardiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1993 Jan-Feb;6(1):104-6. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80265-4.
Diaphragmatic hernia may mimic a left atrial mass when imaged by transthoracic echocardiography. In this case study we emphasize the value of transesophageal echocardiography in clarifying the cause of this apparent atrial mass.