Hamartomatous Malformation of the Left Atrium: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Transient Ischemic Attack Juan Bustamante, MD, PhD, Omer Leal, MD, Diego Soto de Prado, MD, PhD, Lourdes Domínguez, MD, Florentino Nombela, MD, PhD, Mercedes Guijarro, MD, Carlos Gamallo, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 3, Pages 1068-1070 (September 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.036 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Transesophageal echocardiogram. View of the auricle of the atrial appendage, showing an elongated image measuring 7 × 3 mm. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1068-1070DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.036) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Surgical field image. A mass completely affecting the inverted atrial appendage can be seen through left atriotomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1068-1070DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.036) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Anatomopathologic images. (A) Macroscopic view of the tissue sample. (B) Microscopic view with a hematoxylin and eosin stain (×100). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 96, 1068-1070DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.036) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions