Membranes of left atrial appendage: real appearance or "pitfall".
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).
Correale
Michele
M
Department of Cardiology, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy. opsfco@tin.it
Ieva
Riccardo
R
Deluca
Giovanni
G
Di Biase
Matteo
M
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