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Echocardiography
; 32(5): 864-7, 2015 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25470429
RESUMO
The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a small muscular extension that grows from the anterolateral wall of the left atrium, in the proximity of the left pulmonary veins. The presence of a membrane in the LAA is a rare clinical entity whose origin is not known. Its clinical implication in the genesis of atrial arrhythmias and thromboembolic risk remains unknown. We report a case of an obstructive membrane located at the base of the LAA, found incidentally in a young patient who was initially undergoing a transesophageal echocardiogram prior to an invasive treatment for atrial fibrillation.
Assuntos
Apêndice Atrial/anormalidades , Adulto , Apêndice Atrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia Transesofagiana , Humanos , Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Fatores de Risco , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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