Fig. 1From: Rapidly vanishing left atrial dissection following mitral valve replacement: a case reportSerial transesophageal echocardiography. a Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography revealing an oval hypoechoic appearance (white arrowheads) extending from the posterior annulus of the mitral valve to the posterior wall of the left atrium. b Transesophageal echocardiography on postoperative day 2 revealing the vanishing atrial mass and the remaining broken piece of the endocardium fluttering in the atrium (white arrow). c Transesophageal echocardiography on postoperative day 6 revealing the complete disappearance of the left atrial dissectionBack to article page