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Case Reports
. 1995 May-Jun;8(3):328-30.
doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(05)80043-4.

Inverted left atrial appendage presenting as an unusual left atrial mass

L L Minich  1 , J A Hawkins, L Y Tani, V E Judd, E C McGough
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Case Reports

Inverted left atrial appendage presenting as an unusual left atrial mass

L L Minich et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1995 May-Jun.

Abstract

An unusual left atrial mass in an infant after repair of truncus arteriosus was imaged by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. The mass was identified as an inverted left atrial appendage, and the patient underwent uncomplicated surgical eversion. Unnecessary anticoagulation was avoided.

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