Conservative Management of Left Atrial Dissection and Associated Complete Heart Block Following Cardiac Surgery
LA dissection is a rare, but potentially serious, complication that most commonly arises following mitral valve surgery. Although the presence of hemodynamic instability renders LA dissection a surgical emergency, a conservative approach that avoids reintervention may otherwise be considered.
Authors
- D. S. Bidmead
- Edward P. Shapiro
- Andreas S. Barth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5275-8049)
- Lena M. Mathews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3780-7572)
- Tigist Hailu
- José Madrazo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-2703)
- Michael P. Robich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9579-2765)
- Richard Carrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5589-1216)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.103557
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01