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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Atrial Communications before Transcatheter Closure
Published on: February 8, 2022
The Role of Double Interatrial Septum in Cryptogenic Stroke
Alessandro Palmieri1, Andrea Barbagallo1, Francesco Pieri1
1Department of Cardiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Abstract:
In this work, the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian woman affected by cryptogenic stroke is reported. After discarding other sources of embolism, a transesophageal echocardiogram was performed, which revealed the presence of a double interatrial septum associated with a left-sided atrial pouch. The persistent interatrial space was identified as the most probable source of thrombus.
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