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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Isolated papillary endothelial hyperplasia in the left atrial appendage
Amit Modi1, Narain Moorjani, David Pontefract
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK. address: drmodiamit@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
Papillary endothelial hyperplasia (PEH) of the heart is extremely rare. This report describes a case of left atrial appendage PEH discovered by intraoperative palpation during mitral valve repair in a 69-year-old woman. The lesion was treated successfully by surgical excision of the left atrial appendage. Immunohistochemistry analysis confirmed the diagnosis and the patient was discharged without any complications.
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