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Spontaneous left atrial hematoma causing cardiac failure
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 21(6) 750 ß The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0218492312466855 aan.sagepub.com
Guillermo Reyes1, Luis Garcia2 and Jesus Borreguero2
Figure 1. A mass measuring 5 4 cm with medium intensity, in the left atrial posterior wall.
Figure 2. Hematoma measuring 5 5 cm in the left atrial wall, close to the inferior pulmonary vein.
An 81-year-old woman was admitted with symptoms of heart failure. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass measuring 5 4 cm with medium intensity in both T1 and T2 sequences, in the left atrium (Figure 1). During surgery, a hematoma was found in the left atrial wall, close to the inferior pulmonary vein (Figure 2). The hematoma was resolved and closed with several pledges stitches.
Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Conflicts of interest statement None declared.
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain Department of Cardiology, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
Corresponding author: Guillermo Reyes, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital La Princesa, Diego de Leon 62, Madrid 28006, Spain. Email: [email protected]
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Spontaneous left atrial hematoma causing cardiac failure
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 21(6) 750 ß The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0218492312466855 aan.sagepub.com
Guillermo Reyes1, Luis Garcia2 and Jesus Borreguero2
Figure 1. A mass measuring 5 4 cm with medium intensity, in the left atrial posterior wall.
Figure 2. Hematoma measuring 5 5 cm in the left atrial wall, close to the inferior pulmonary vein.
An 81-year-old woman was admitted with symptoms of heart failure. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass measuring 5 4 cm with medium intensity in both T1 and T2 sequences, in the left atrium (Figure 1). During surgery, a hematoma was found in the left atrial wall, close to the inferior pulmonary vein (Figure 2). The hematoma was resolved and closed with several pledges stitches.
Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Conflicts of interest statement None declared.
1 2
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain Department of Cardiology, Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
Corresponding author: Guillermo Reyes, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital La Princesa, Diego de Leon 62, Madrid 28006, Spain. Email: [email protected]
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