Highlights congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm as a rare cause of systemic embolisation and a diagnostic challenge in patients with cardiomegaly.
Consider congenital LAA aneurysm in young patients with unexplained emboli and cardiomegaly; leaves open optimal management and natural history.
A 20 year-old woman presented with systemic embolisation. On subsequent investigation, she was diagnosed with a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm. Few case reports are reported in the literature. This cardiac malformation presents a diagnostic challenge in patients with cardiomegaly.
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