| Mass in the Left Atrial Appendage: A Therapeutic Dilemma. | |
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PMID: 22906804 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This is a case of a persistent mobile mass in the left atrial appendage in which 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provided excellent definition of the contour of the mass and helped in comparison during follow-up. The mass was incidentally found before atrial fibrillation ablation and initially thought to be a thrombus. As it persisted almost unchanged despite adequate anticoagulation, a tumour such as a fibroelastoma became the leading possibility, presenting us with a management dilemma. Ablation was cancelled, and, because the mass was stable with no embolic sequelae, a conservative approach was adopted. The patient was discharged on long-term anticoagulation. |
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Arun Natarajan; Stuart Tan; Hetal N Patel; Chukwuma Chukwu; Allan Harkness; Stuart Harris |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-8-17 |
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Title: The Canadian journal of cardiology Volume: - ISSN: 1916-7075 ISO Abbreviation: Can J Cardiol Publication Date: 2012 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-8-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8510280 Medline TA: Can J Cardiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Cardiology, The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, United Kingdom. |
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