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18 October 2021: Articles

Hypoplastic Left Atrial Appendage: A Case Report and Literature Review

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

Hitomi Hasegawa A , Takahide Ito A* , Ryoto Hourai B , Kanako Akamatsu C , Yoshifumi Nomura D , Masatoshi Miyamura A , Shu-ichi Fujita D , Masaaki Hoshiga D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933260

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933260

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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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923