1. A rare giant congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm in a 1-day-old newborn
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Selman Vefa Yıldırım, Murat Özkan, and Derya Aydin Sahin
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Left atrial appendage aneurysm ,Asymptomatic ,Diagnosis, Differential ,03 medical and health sciences ,Rare Diseases ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Rare case ,medicine ,Humans ,Atrial Appendage ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,cardiovascular diseases ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Cardiac Surgical Procedures ,Heart Aneurysm ,Congenital dysplasia ,business.industry ,Infant, Newborn ,Echocardiography ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a very rare condition and occurs as a result of congenital dysplasia of musculi pectinate. These patients may be asymptomatic and/or may present with dyspnea, and thromboembolic events. The most common complications are life-threatening thromboembolic events and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. Transthoracic echocardiography plays a very important role in the diagnosis of LAAA. Herein, we present a rare case of giant congenital LAAA.
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- 2018
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