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Trans-septal puncture resulted in the staining of a giant left atrial septal pouch in a 66-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
This case report highlights the identification of a giant left atrial septal pouch during trans-septal puncture using transoesophageal echocardiography.
Alerts to giant left atrial septal pouch on TEE during trans-septal puncture; case report leaves open its prevalence and procedural relevance.
A 66-year-old man with old cerebral infarction and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) was admitted to our hospital for dyspnoea on exertion. A 12-lead ECG showed AF. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed no thrombus in the left atrium, and a prominent left atrial septal pouch (LASP) was
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Kuwaki et al. (2020) studied this question. Trans-septal puncture resulted in the staining of a giant left atrial septal pouch in a 66-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
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