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Left atrial wall dissection: a rare sequela of native-valve endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: Left atrial wall dissection is a rare condition; most cases are iatrogenic after mitral valve surgery. A few have been reported as sequelae of blunt chest trauma, acute myocardial infarction, and invasive cardiac procedures. On occasion, infective endocarditis causes left atrial wall dissection. We report a highly unusual case in which a 41-year-old man presented with native mitral valve infective endocarditis that had caused left atrial free-wall dissection. Although our patient died within an hour of presentation, we obtained what we consider to be a definitive diagnosis of a rare sequela, documented by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography.

SUBMITTER: Saad M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4382891 | biostudies-other | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Left atrial wall dissection: a rare sequela of native-valve endocarditis.

Saad Marwan M Isbitan Ahmad A Roushdy Alaa A Shamoon Fayez F

Texas Heart Institute journal 20150401 2

Left atrial wall dissection is a rare condition; most cases are iatrogenic after mitral valve surgery. A few have been reported as sequelae of blunt chest trauma, acute myocardial infarction, and invasive cardiac procedures. On occasion, infective endocarditis causes left atrial wall dissection. We report a highly unusual case in which a 41-year-old man presented with native mitral valve infective endocarditis that had caused left atrial free-wall dissection. Although our patient died within an ...[more]

PMID: 25873836

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