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| J Korean Soc Echocardiogr. 1997 Jul;5(1):70-73. Korean. Published online July 31, 1997. https://doi.org/10.4250/jkse.1997.5.1.70 | |
| Copyright © 1997 Korean Society of Echocardiography | |
| Suk Bae Ji, Joon Han Shin, Shun Ji Liang, Myung Ho Yoon, Han Soo Kim, Seung Jae Tank and Byung Il Choi | |
| Department of Cardiology, Ajou University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. | |
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Left atrial dissection is one of extremely rare complications associated with mitral valve surgery. We reported a case of left atrial dissection, which was developed after mechanical mitral valve replacement and was demonstrated by transesophargeal echocardiography. The cause of dissection was due to excessive traction of left atrial endocardial layer during surgery. |
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Keywords: Left atrium; Dissection; Transesophageal echocardiography |
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