Tasoglu Irfan, Imren Yildirim, Tavil Yusuf, Zor Hakan
Gazi University Medical Faculty, Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Besevler 06500, Ankara, Turkey.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2005 Jun;4(3):173-4. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2004.105551. Epub 2005 Mar 21.
Left atrial dissection is a severe but rare complication, and it is generally associated with mitral valve interventions. But other predisposing factors should be considered in pathogenesis. Here we describe a patient who developed interatrial dissection following a mass removal from right ventricle. The dissection was recognised with transesophageal echocardiography and it was spontaneously cured with conservative therapy. Transesophageal echocardiography is strongly recommended during and after operations in patients with heart valve interventions in order to recognise such rare but severe complications.
