Uncovering a Windsock Aneurysm of the Interventricular Septum: An Incidental Structural Abnormality

We present a case of a 75-year-old female with a history of idiopathic small fiber neuropathy, essential hypertension, and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia who was evaluated for exertional dyspnea and fatigue. Coronary computed tomography angiography demonstrated a 16-mm wide-neck windsock aneurysm of the interventricular septum along with a patent foramen ovale and left-to-right shunting. This case underscores the role of advanced cardiac imaging in detecting rare structural abnormalities.

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Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1592
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Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
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Uncovering a Windsock Aneurysm of the Interventricular Septum: An Incidental Structural Abnormality

Kazım Başer, Saliha Erdem
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
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Uncovering a Windsock Aneurysm of the Interventricular Septum: An Incidental Structural Abnormality

Kazım Başer, Saliha Erdem
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Abstract

We present a case of a 75-year-old female with a history of idiopathic small fiber neuropathy, essential hypertension, and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia who was evaluated for exertional dyspnea and fatigue. Coronary computed tomography angiography demonstrated a 16-mm wide-neck windsock aneurysm of the interventricular septum along with a patent foramen ovale and left-to-right shunting. This case underscores the role of advanced cardiac imaging in detecting rare structural abnormalities.

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