Left atrial appendage stenosis

被引:19
作者
Coughlan, B [1 ]
Lang, RM [1 ]
Spencer, KT [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, Dept Med, Cardiol Sect, Noninvas Cardiac Imaging Labs, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
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10.1016/S0894-7317(99)70198-7
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Narrowing at the mouth of the left atrial appendage has been reported after partial surgical ligation of the appendage. This report describes a patient, without prior cardiac surgery, who had an anatomic narrowing at the opening of the left atrial appendage demonstrated by 2-dimensional, Doppler, and color Doppler echocardiography.
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页码:882 / 883
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