Non-obstructive membrane of left atrial appendage orifice: first paediatric report
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Sakshi Sachdeva1, Sushil Azad2, Sitaraman Radhakrishnan2
1Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Cardiology in the Young
|May 15, 2020
Abstract:
Left atrial appendage membrane is a rare anomaly. Its implications on clinical course are unknown. We report the first paediatric case in association with a congenital heart disease.
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