Left atrial mass causing obstruction after retransplantation: case report and surgical technique.
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چکیده
BACKGROUND We describe the case of a 57-year-old woman who developed right heart failure after a second orthotopic bicaval cardiac transplant. CASE REPORT Perioperative transesophageal echocardiogram showed a left atrial mass consisting of redundant tissue at the atrial suture line in the left atrium that did not have a significant hemodynamic effect under general anesthesia. CONCLUSIONS After discharge from the intensive care unit, she developed right heart failure that required excision and left atrial patch augmentation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Transplantation proceedings
دوره 46 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014