Volume 25, Issue 1 pp. 37-40

Congenital Aneurysm of Left Atrial Appendage: A Case Report

Sanjeev Gupta M.S.

Sanjeev Gupta M.S.

Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery

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Saket Agarwal M.Ch.

Saket Agarwal M.Ch.

Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery

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Himanshu Pratap M.S.

Himanshu Pratap M.S.

Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery

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Vishnu Datt M.D.

Vishnu Datt M.D.

Department of Anesthesia, G.B. Pant Hospital, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

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Amit Banerjee M.Ch.

Amit Banerjee M.Ch.

Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery

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First published: 27 December 2009
Citations: 3
Address for correspondence: Saket Agarwal, M.Ch., Department of CVTS, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India. e-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

Abstract Aneurysm of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is a very infrequent condition. We report a case of a two-year-old child with congenital aneurysm of the LAA with a large thrombus in it. He presented with an episode of seizures with left-sided hemiparesis. Diagnosis was based on transthoracic echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. The patient was successfully treated by surgical resection of the aneurysm and removal of the thrombus. (J Card Surg 2010;25:37-40)

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