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Left atrial dissection: A rare entity.

Nicholas SuraciChristos G MihosAlexander VolskyOrlando Santana
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)
Left atrial wall dissection is uncommon. We present this rarity with transesophageal echocardiography in a 71-year-old female diagnosed with infective endocarditis three months following mitral valve repair, which along with the surgical intervention, may have contributed to the dissection.
Keyphrases
  • left atrial
  • left ventricular
  • atrial fibrillation
  • mitral valve
  • catheter ablation
  • randomized controlled trial
  • left atrial appendage
  • heart failure
  • computed tomography
  • pulmonary hypertension