Intraoperative left atrial dissection following mitral valve surgery: Report of a case treated surgically.
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- Matteucci M; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Unit, ASST dei Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.; Torchio F; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Unit, ASST dei Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.; Messina C; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Unit, ASST dei Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.; Inzigneri G; Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, ASST dei Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.; Severgnini P; Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, ASST dei Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.; Musazzi A; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Unit, ASST dei Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
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- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8908809 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1540-8191 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08860440 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Card Surg Subsets: MEDLINE
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- English
Left atrial dissection (LatD) is an exceedingly rare but serious complication of cardiac surgery. Its clinical presentation is very different in individual cases. Surgical treatment for LatD is often selected when the patient is hemodynamically unstable; conservative treatments are commonly employed under stable conditions. We report a case of LatD after mitral valve replacement that was treated surgically with creation of an atrial fenestration.
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