title: Atrial septal dissection late after congenital heart surgery.
abstract: Atrial septal dissection is a rare entity usually seen after surgical mitral valve repair, myocardial infarction, or endocarditis. This is a report of an atrial dissection in a young girl found on routine follow-up echocardiography after repair of atrial and ventricular septal defects. No identifiable predisposing risk was found prior to or at the time of surgical repair. Considerable risk of significant morbidity and even mortality attends atrial dissection due to the risk of rupture.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA. krknecht@uams.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Knecht
authors.forename: Michiaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imamura
mesh_terms: D054087:Atrial Septum; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques