Incremental benefit of three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the assessment of left atrial appendage aneurysm leading to severe extrinsic compression of a coronary artery. Issue 5 (7th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tandon, Rohit; Arisha, Mohammed J.; Nanda, Navin C.; Kumar, Sooraj; Wander, Gurpreet S.; Srialluri, Swetha; Kamel, Hassan; Salama, Ahmed Y.
• Is Part Of: Echocardiography. Volume 35:Issue 5(2018)
• Page Start: 685
• Page End: 691
• Publication Date: 2018-05-07
• Subjects: angina pectoris -- coronary artery compression -- left anterior descending coronary artery -- left atrial appendage -- left atrial appendage aneurysm -- left atrium -- three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography -- two‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; 616.1207543
• DOI: 10.1111/echo.13901
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0742-2822

Abstract

Abstract : Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAA AN) is a rare disease entity, which can be congenital or acquired in nature. We report an adult patient with LAA AN presenting with anginal chest pain in whom live/ real time three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) provided incremental value over the two‐dimensional (2D) technique in providing a more comprehensive assessment of the lesion. A literature review of the salient features of LAA AN is also provided in a tabular form.