Abstract
LEFT ATRIAL (LA) dissection is a severe but rare complication of cardiac surgery, occurring in up to 0.84% of mitral valve replacements. 1 Gallego P. Oliver J.M. González A. et al. Left atrial dissection: Pathogenesis, clinical course, and transesophageal echocardiographic recognition. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2001; 14: 813-820 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (58) Google Scholar The authors report a case of left atrial dissection and subsequent LA intramural hematoma caused by disruption of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) after aortic valve replacement (AVR). This complication was identified by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
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