title: Isolated right atrial compression as a late sequela of aortic valve replacement.
abstract: Isolated right atrial compression occurred 31 months after aortic valve replacement. Aortic bleeding contained by adjacent pericardium produced a pseudoaneurysm and local atrial tamponade. Transthoracic echocardiography could not distinguish the extracardiac hematoma from an intra-atrial thrombus, temporarily misleading investigators.
authors.affiliation: Augusta Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgical Associates, GA 30904.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Grishkin
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Watts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors