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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Autores principales: De Michele, Lucrezia, Ursi, Raffaella, Dattolo, Giacomo, Paparella, Domenico, Colonna, Paolo, D’Agostino, Carlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Mini-Focus Issue: Valvular Heart Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8302772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.01.010
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Sumario: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 anatomy and pathophysiology, occurred 12 years after surgery. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

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