Hypoplastic Left Atrial Appendage: A Case Report and Literature Review

Hitomi Hasegawa; Takahide Ito; Ryoto Hourai; Kanako Akamatsu; Yoshifumi Nomura; Masatoshi Miyamura; Shu-ichi Fujita; Masaaki Hoshiga

doi:10.12659/AJCR.933260

18 October 2021 : Case report Japan

Hypoplastic Left Atrial Appendage: A Case Report and Literature Review

Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Hitomi Hasegawa^1ABCE, Takahide Ito^1ACDEF*, Ryoto Hourai^1BD, Kanako Akamatsu^1CDE, Yoshifumi Nomura^1D, Masatoshi Miyamura^1AD, Shu-ichi Fujita^1D, Masaaki Hoshiga^1D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933260

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933260

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Figure 1. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) images showing an undeterminable left atrial appendage (LAA) both on the 2-dimensional long-axis view (A) and on the 3-dimensional real-time image of the surgeon view (B). Arrows indicate where the LAA should be located. AML – anterior mitral leaflet; LA – left atrium; LV – left ventricle; PML – posterior mitral leaflet.

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Hypoplastic Left Atrial Appendage: A Case Report and Literature Review

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