The Role of Double Interatrial Septum in Cryptogenic Stroke

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Feb 7;29(6):102245. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102245. eCollection 2024 Mar 20.

Abstract

In this work, the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian woman affected by cryptogenic stroke is reported. After discarding other sources of embolism, a transesophageal echocardiogram was performed, which revealed the presence of a double interatrial septum associated with a left-sided atrial pouch. The persistent interatrial space was identified as the most probable source of thrombus.

Keywords: atrial septal pouch; cardioembolic ictus; case report; cryptogenic stroke; double interatrial septum.

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  • Case Reports