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Inverted left atrial appendage: An unrecognized cause of left atrial mass
Bradley S. Allen, MDa, Michel Ilbawi, MDa, Renee S. Hartz, MDa, Sulekha Kumar, MDb, David Thoele, MDb The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 114, Issue 2, Pages (August 1997) DOI: /S (97) Copyright © 1997 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 1 Parasternal transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrates a new mass in the left atrium 18 hours after repair of tetralogy of Fallot (PATIENT 1). The mass appeared mobile and seemed to arise from the anterior wall of the left atrium near the left superior pulmonary vein. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /S (97) ) Copyright © 1997 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 2 Transthoracic echocardiogram in the same PATIENT taken from an unconventional view. Note: By tracing the atrial walls, the mass can be easily identified as an inverted left atrial appendage. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery , DOI: ( /S (97) ) Copyright © 1997 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions
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