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Case Reports
. 1996 May;38(1):83-6.
doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199605)38:1<83::AID-CCD19>3.0.CO;2-T.

Pseudoaneurysm causing partial obliteration of the left atrium: case report and review

C Nathaniel  1 , S Lane, R Palma, S J Scheinerman, J C Missri
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Pseudoaneurysm causing partial obliteration of the left atrium: case report and review

C Nathaniel et al. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1996 May.

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  • Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1996 Aug;38(4):443. Schinnerman SJ [corrected to Scheinerman SJ]

Abstract

We describe a case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with subepicardial dissection onto the left atrial wall, mimicking a smooth left atrial mass, causing partial obliteration of the left atrial cavity. This patient presented with a transient ischemic attack, most likely resulting from a thromboembolic episode to the brain. Emergent surgery was successfully performed and the patient is doing well at 1-year follow-up, with no signs of left atrial compression by transthoracic echocardiography.

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