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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Finding of Left Atrial Appendage Lobe Mimicking a Mass Lesion
Author(s) -
Giove Gian Carlo,
Singla Ish,
Mishra Jayamala,
Nanda Navin C.
Publication year - 2011
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/j.1540-8175.2011.01438.x
Subject(s) - medicine , appendage , atrial fibrillation , lesion , cardiology , atrial appendage , pericardial effusion , ablation , pericardium , mass/lesion , radiology , anatomy , sinus rhythm , surgery
We describe an elderly patient undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation in whom, two‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography showed a mass‐like lesion in or adjacent to left atrial appendage (LAA). This mass‐like effect was produced by en face visualization of the top of a LAA lobe in the presence of a small effusion in the transverse sinus of the pericardium. (Echocardiography 2011;28:684‐685)