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A Rare Cause of Left Atrial Mass

ABSTRACT: Graphical abstract Highlights • LAIH may be a complication of blunt chest trauma.• Multimodality imaging with TEE and CMR can lead to the correct diagnosis.• Conservative management may be considered in hemodynamically stable patients.

SUBMITTER: Seghatol-Eslami F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7451912 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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