Inversion of the left atrial appendage following cardiac surgery.
Ital Heart J
; 4(2): 129-33, 2003 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-12762277
ABSTRACT
Inversion of the left atrial appendage is a rare complication after open-heart surgery. To our knowledge only 16 cases, besides that reported herein, have been described so far. Echocardiographically, the inverted left atrial appendage appears as a mass mimicking a thrombus, a vegetation or a tumor of the left atrium. Lack of awareness of this entity can result in a misdiagnosis and unnecessary procedures. The case here reported deals with an inverted left atrial appendage occurring in an infant after repair of an atrial septal defect.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Apéndice Atrial
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ital Heart J
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia