Epicardial and transverse sinus fat pad near left atrium appendage; role of 3D echocardiography.

Reza Mohseni-BadalabadiMohammad SahebjamMehdi Mohseni-BadalabadiKaveh Hosseini

Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)

Pericardial fat pad in transverse sinus adjacent to left atrial appendage (LAA) is a rare condition that may resemble LAA thrombosis especially in suspected cases. More Trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) angulations and also 3D TEE images are helpful tools to confirm the diagnosis.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
pulmonary embolism
adipose tissue
pulmonary hypertension
computed tomography
catheter ablation
deep learning
fatty acid
pulmonary artery
convolutional neural network
inferior vena cava
heart failure
vena cava