Left Atrial Appendage Enlarged by Coronary Artery Fistula after Surgical Closure of Appendage

Abstract Two years previously, a 73-year-old man with mitral regurgitation underwent mitral annuloplasty and left atrial appendage (LAA) exclusion by suturing the orifice from the endocardium. However, the mitral regurgitation became exacerbated, and the left atrium enlarged rapidly over a 6-month p...

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Main Authors: Takamitsu Terasaki, Tamaki Takano, Haruki Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-08-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1387823