Left atrial appendage luxation and incomplete ligature demonstrated with 64-slice computed tomography
| Autor: | Allal J, Benjamin Bonnet, Christophe Jayle, Jean Mergy, Luc Christiaens |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation medicine.medical_treatment Heart Valve Diseases Computed tomography Left atrial Mitral valve Atrial Fibrillation medicine Humans Atrial Appendage cardiovascular diseases Treatment Failure Pulmonary vein stenosis Ligature Ligation Aged Appendage medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Mitral Valve Insufficiency Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure cardiovascular system Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | European heart journal. 29(23) |
| ISSN: | 1522-9645 |
| Popis: | A 77-year-old man was referred to our institution to assess the absence of pulmonary vein stenosis by an ECG-gated 64-multislice computed tomography (MSCT). One month before, he was surgically treated for a severe mitral insufficiency associated with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a plasty of the mitral valve was performed in association with ligature of the left atrial appendage (LAA) and … |
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