Atrial septal defect echocardiography coronary sinus

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Eli V. Gelfand, MD; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [2], Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [4]

Echocardiography may be used as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of an atrial septal defect. Common malformations of the septal wall include: ostium primum, ostium secundum, sinus venosus, and patent foramen ovale. Uncommonly, a defect may occur in the coronary sinus. Specific characteristics exist in echocardiography to identify these classifications of atrial septal defects.

Characteristics of coronary sinus defects include:

• Seen on a subcostal four-chamber view.
• Occurs at the site of the coronary sinus drainage.
• Very rare.

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