Unexpected Findings in the Left Atrium of a Patient With a Paravalvular Mitral Leak

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Dec;29(6):1737-9. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.07.023. Epub 2015 Jul 26.

Authors

Fernanda Santos Silva¹, Catarina A Barreiros², Marisa C Antunes², Mário O Mendes³, Ângelo L Nobre³

Affiliations

¹ Anesthesiology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte. Electronic address: fernandassilva25@gmail.com.
² Anesthesiology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte.
³ Cardiothoracic Surgery Services, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal.

PMID: 26515767
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.07.023

No abstract available

Keywords: complications; left atrial dissection; mitral valve surgery; transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Heart Atria / abnormalities
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / complications
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography