co-author details:
  1. Li Li Jia:jilly_jia@162.com
  2. Nuliya·Yasen:nuliya0716@sina..com
  3. Gui-ming Zhou: zhouguiming_ucgok@126.com
Abstract :
The left atrial appendage (ALL) is a fingerlike muscular extension of the left atrium and its congenital absence is considered as an extremely rare circumstance which can be found accidentally in the imaging processes intended for other purposes .Therefore we report a case of congenital absence of left atrial appendage in a 68 years old female who was going to proceed a left atrial appendage occlusion for ischemic stroke in whom we observed the absence of left atrial appendage by Real-Time 3D Transesophageal echocardiography (RT 3D TEE).
Key words: Left atrial appendage;Transesophageal echocardiography