Left atrial appendage aneurysm

Alok Mathur; Kenton J. Zehr; Lawrence J. Sinak; Robert F. Rea

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.020

Left atrial appendage aneurysm

Alok Mathur, Kenton J. Zehr, Lawrence J. Sinak, Robert F. Rea

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Abstract

Aneurysms of the left atrial appendage are exceedingly rare. Patients most commonly present with atrial tachyarrhythmias and thromboembolism. Resection of the aneurysm is usually curative. We present a case report of a 60-year-old female with a long-standing history of atrial arrhythmias found to have a large left atrial appendage aneurysm with additional bi-atrial enlargement and a family history of atrial arrhythmias. The patient was successfully treated with resection of the aneurysm and a Cox-Maze III procedure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1392-1393
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	79
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.10.020
State	Published - Apr 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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