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Case Reports
. 2018 May;46(4):259-261.
doi: 10.1002/jcu.22512. Epub 2017 Jun 27.

Left atrial compression with acute heart failure caused by esophageal bolus

Stefano Maffè  1 , Anna Maria Paino  1 , Paola Paffoni  1 , Luca Bergamasco  1 , Pierfranco Dellavesa  1 , Franco Zenone  1 , Lorenzo Cucchi  1 , Lara Baduena  1 , Nicolò Franchetti Pardo  1 , Umberto Parravicini  1
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Left atrial compression with acute heart failure caused by esophageal bolus

Stefano Maffè et al. J Clin Ultrasound. 2018 May.

Abstract

We report a case of left atrial extrinsic compression caused by an esophageal food bolus in a patient presenting with acute heart failure. Transthoracic echocardiography along with contrast-enhanced CT showed evidence of esophageal dilation producing left atrial compression. Esophageal endoscopy and fragmentation of the bolus, allowing the accumulated food to descend into the stomach, produced a rapid improvement of hemodynamic and clinical status. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 46:259-261, 2018.

Keywords: acute heart failure; atrial compression; echocardiography; esophageal bolus.

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