INCOMPLETE LIGATION OF THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE - DIAGNOSIS BY TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

被引：12

作者：

KATZ, ES ^{[1
]}

KRONZON, I ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NYU MED CTR,DEPT MED,NEW YORK,NY 10016

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NONINVASIVE CARDIOLOGY | 1992年 / 6卷 / 04期

关键词：

LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE LIGATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

D O I：

10.1159/000470370

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Ligation of the left atrial appendage during mitral valve surgery is routinely performed to decrease the incidence of future thromboembolic events. Complete obliteration of the appendage cavity is the surgical aim, but this has been difficult to verify by objective means. In this paper, we report 2 cases of incomplete left atrial appendage ligation detected incidentally by transesophageal echocardiography and speculate on the clinical relevance of this finding.

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页码：262 / 263

页数：2