Cardiac mass many years after heart transplantation—a case report |
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| Authors: | Lucia Dallapellegrina,Edoardo Sciatti,Enrico Vizzardi,Antonio D’ Aloia |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Cardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy ;2.Cardio-Thoracic Department, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy ;3.Cardiology Unit 1, Cardiovascular Department, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The bi-atrial surgical technique of heart transplantation is associated with postoperative atrial dysfunction, sinus node dysfunction, valvular dysfunction, and bi-atrial enlargement predisposing to atrial arrhythmia with thrombus formation. This report deals with a very late thrombus formation in the neo-atrium of a heart transplanted using the bi-atrial technique. The absence of arrhythmia and absence of any history of intake of prothrombotic medications make it noteworthy.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12055-022-01362-x. |
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| Keywords: | Heart transplantation Bi-caval technique thrombus Giant neo-atrium Bi-atrial technique |
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