Abstract
A 50-year-old woman, diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis,
was referred for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) study.
Transesophageal echocardiogram was done to confirm suitability for
percutaneous balloon valvotomy and to look for any evidence of thrombus
in left atrial appendage (LAA). TEE evaluation followed by CT scan and
MRI modality confirmed the patient having congenital absence of LAA – a
rare occurrence with less than 25 reports in literature.