A Rare Case of Mitral Prosthesis Dislocation Due to a Circumferential Left Atrial Dissection

Left atrial dissection is a rare entity mostly associated with mitral valve surgery and revealed in early post-operative period. This case report discusses a case of left atrial dissection associated with dislocation of the mechanical mitral prosthesis in the left atrium, which was peculiar in its a...

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Main Authors: Lucrezia De Michele, MD, Raffaella Ursi, MD, Giacomo Dattolo, CCP, Domenico Paparella, MD, Paolo Colonna, MD, Carlo D’Agostino, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921001017