title: Membranes of left atrial appendage: real appearance or "pitfall".
abstract: The membranes of left atrial appendage (LAA) cavity are very rare entity. To date, only five cases of a membrane involving LAA have been described. In this report, we describe two different cases: in Case 1, we show image of a "real" nonobstructive membrane within the body of LAA, but in Case 2 we show a linear image, mimicking a membrane within the body of LAA. It really is a "pitfall" of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy. opsfco@tin.it
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Correale
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ieva
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Deluca
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Biase
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016477:Artifacts; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging