The clot thickens: an incompletely ligated left  atrial appendage

Our patient presented with known mechanical mitral valve endocarditis documented by 2D transesophageal echocardiogram (TOE) from a recent hospitalization at an outside facility. On admission to our center, there was no prior knowledge of an incompletely ligated left atrial appendage (LAA) according...

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Main Authors: Merrill Thomas, Anna Grodzinsky, Martin Zink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2018-05-01
Series:Echo Research and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.echorespract.com/content/5/2/K41.full