title: Left atrial dissection after left ventricular aneurysm repair.
abstract: Left atrial (LA) dissection is an uncommon entity that occurs most often after mitral valve surgery. We present a case of a 52-year-old man who developed an LA dissection after repair of a postinfarction left ventricular (LV) aneurysm. Transesophageal echocardiography was used to establish the diagnosis of an LA dissection that almost completely occluded the LA, limiting LV filling and causing hemodynamic instability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Paul V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Pisklak
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tolpin
authors.forename: Sloan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Youngblood
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Collard
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography