Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm Characterized by Multimodal Imaging. Issue 4 (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brenneman, David J.; Pitkin, Andrew D.; Gupta, Dipankar; Bleiweis, Mark S.; Reyes, Karl M.; Chandran, Arun
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 11:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: NP161
• Page End: NP163
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: atrium -- adult congenital heart disease -- imaging -- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- echocardiography -- arrhythmia -- arrhythmia surgery -- atrial fibrillation/flutter -- aneurysm; Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/2150135118769327
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

We present a four-year-old female with an incidental finding of a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm who underwent surgical resection with excellent results. This case highlights the importance of multimodal imaging in the diagnosis and characterization of this rare condition.