Evaluation of a Novel Method Using Computed Tomography to Predict New Onset of Atrial Fibrillation or Embolic Events after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: the Role of Hounsfield Unit Density Ratio in the Left Atrial Appendage

2019 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Angelillis ◽  
Giulia Costa ◽  
Roberta Antonazzo Panico ◽  
Chrysanthos Grigoratos ◽  
Cristina Giannini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Hounsfield Unit ◽  
Transcatheter Aortic Valve ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Unit Density ◽  
Valve Implantation ◽  
New Onset

New-onset cardiac mass due to left atrial appendage inversion during cardiac surgery

2020 ◽  
pp. 021849232097006
Author(s):  
David Orozco-Vinasco ◽  
Dario Andrade ◽  
Adriana Orozco Vinasco ◽  
Luis Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Cardiac Mass ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Atrial Mass ◽  
Echocardiographic Examination ◽  
New Onset

Cardiac mass assessment is challenging in the intraoperative scenario. We present the case of a 22-year-old woman with a new-onset left atrial mass during cardiopulmonary bypass following closure of a ventricular septal defect. We discuss the role of intraoperative echocardiographic examination, the differential diagnosis, and raise awareness of the left atrial appendage as a rare etiology of an acute left atrial mass.

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