A case of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum and coronary artery disease

January 2007    Volume 14, Issue 1   Br J Cardiol 2007;14:49-50

Authors:
Momin Salahuddin, E Jane Flint

The condition of a large deposit of adipose tissue in the atrial septum or lipomatous hypertrophy of interatrial septum (LHIS) was first described in 1964. It has been reported that LHIS is associated with atrial arrhythmias but its clinical presentation as angina is uncommon. We report such a case here and a short literature review.

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