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) - Tandon, Rohit
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.