Therapeutic Dilemma of Natural Watchman: Congenital Absence of the Left Atrial Appendage

Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly which is usually an incidental finding. We present a rare case of congenital absence of the left atrial appendage in a 77-year-old female patient with atrial fibrillation, and we will discuss the role of anticoagula...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nandar, Phoo Pwint, Kichloo, Asim, Aung, Thein Tun, Kravitz, Kevin D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30147964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7573425
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Sumario:Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly which is usually an incidental finding. We present a rare case of congenital absence of the left atrial appendage in a 77-year-old female patient with atrial fibrillation, and we will discuss the role of anticoagulation in the patient with congenital absence of the left atrial appendage based on the scientific data and theoretic background.

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