This report adds a new case and summarizes the existing literature on the clinical presentation, imaging, and surgical management of rare congenital aneurysms of the left atrial wall.
ALAW case review leaves open optimal diagnostic criteria and surgical timing; larger registries needed before practice change.
A congenital aneurysm of the left atrial wall (ALAW) is a rare defect resulting from dysplasia and degeneration of myocardial cells in embryogenesis. We report a case of a 50-year-old female with ALAW, and review 16 previously reported cases and summarize the clinical features, imaging data, and the operations used to treat this rare disease.
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