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Left atrial dissection: A rare entity
Author(s) -
Suraci Nicholas,
Mihos Christos G.,
Volsky Alexander,
Santana Orlando
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14434
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , dissection (medical) , endocarditis , mitral valve , surgery , aortic dissection , cardiology , aorta
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.

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