Inverted left atrial appendage masquerading as a left atrial mass

Suresh Kumaran, Gladdy George, AV Varsha, Raj Sahajanandan

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 2017 20(2):248-249

An inverted left atrial appendage after cardiac surgery is a rare finding and can be misinterpreted as a thrombus, mass, or vegetation. We report a case where intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography assisted in making an accurate diagnosis.

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