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Echocardiography after surgery. (a) four-chamber view (systole). (b) Four-chamber view (diastole). (c) Two-chamber view. (d) Three-chamber view. In the figure c and d, an image with rounded hyperechoic border and a hypoechoic center (arrow) impressing the free wall of the LA is clearly visible and it appears to be part of the descending aorta. However, in Figure a-d, an hyperechoic image (arrow) is apparently observed into the LA. Ao: Aorta, LA: Left atrium, LV: Left ventricle, RA: Right atrium, RV: Right ventricle
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Computed tomography chest scan 1 month before surgery. (a and b) Horizontal long-axis views showing a tortuous descending aorta are visible mildly impressing the posterior wall of the LA. Ao: Aorta, LA: Left atrium, LV: Left ventricle, RA: Right atrium, RV: Right ventricle
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Computed tomography chest scan 1 month after surgery. (a) Horizontal long-axis view; an accentuated deformation of the LA posterior wall by descending thoracic aorta is visualized. (b) Vertical long-axis view. (c) Three-dimensional reconstruction showing a "C-shaped" thoracic aorta. Ao: Aorta, LA: Left atrium, LV: Left ventricle, RA: Right atrium, RV: Right ventricle, VP: Vascular prosthesis
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