Left Atrial Appendage Ostial Stenosis in a Patient with Atrial Flutter and Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS - OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY Abstract Isolated left atrial appendage ostial stenosis has been previously described. The clinical implications of this anomaly are uncertain. The relative stasis behind ostial stenosis may result in systemic embolization, particularly stroke. We report the case of a 55 years old woman who has left atrial appendage ostial stenosis. She was admitted for radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial flutter. We present this case to discuss whether life-long anticoagulation would be necessary for stroke prevention after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation Keywords: Left atrial appendage ostial stenosis; Transesophageal echocardiogram; Anticoagulation; Stroke prevention Abbreviations: AFL: Atrial Flutter; AF: Atrial Fibrillation; LVOT: Left Ventricular Outflow Tract; RFCA: Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation; TEE: Transesophageal Echocardiogram; LAA: Left Atrial Appendage ...