Congenital aneurysm of the left atrial appendage

Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm: A Systematic Review of 82 Cases

“…However, because of the rarity of this entity, direct comparison of medical treatment with anticoagulation and antiarrhythmic therapy is not available in the current literature. 20,22,[27][28][29][30] Clinical Feature and Diagnosis: Palpitations and or dyspnea are the most common symptoms associated with LAAA. The extrapericardial type is associated with pericardial defect through which the appendage can herniate and undergo aneurysmal dilatation with time.…”

A rare giant congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm in a 1‐day‐old newborn

“…Transthoracic echocardiography plays a very important role in the diagnosis of LAAA; in addition to the absence of pericardial defect, there is a direct link between the aneurysm and the normal left atrial space. The recommended treatment of congenital LAAA is surgical resection …”

“…space. The recommended treatment of congenital LAAA is surgical resection 4. One-day-old newborn was referred to the cardiology outpatient clinic due to a heart murmur.…”

Aneurysm left atrial appendage

“…The diagnostic approach to this condition can be done in as first tool chest radiograph which is evidenced an increase in the upper left border of the cardiac silhouette as an incidental finding, echocardiography as initial study for the diagnosis of this disease, where evidence the presence of the aneurysmal portion, also studies Cardiac Magnetic resonance tomography or to define the image and discard if it is other clinical entities (see Figures 1-4) [4,7,9].…”