Key result
Surgical excision of a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm and repair of the neck in a 21-year-old female improved left ventricular function to an ejection fraction of 50%.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical excision of a huge congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm can successfully improve left ventricular function.
May improve LV function after congenital LAA aneurysm excision; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
A 21-year-old girl with congenital aneurysm of the left atrial appendage represented with recent-onset palpitation and exertional dyspnea. The diagnosis was established by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and chest multislice computed tomography scan. Surgical excision of the aneurysm and repair of the neck were done under extracorporal circulation and left ventricular function (ejection fraction = 50%) improved with mild mitral regurgitation.
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Mohebbi et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Congenital aneurysm of the left atrial appendage (n=1). Surgical excision of the aneurysm and repair of the neck was evaluated on Left ventricular function improvement. Surgical excision of a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm and repair of the neck in a 21-year-old female improved left ventricular function to an ejection fraction of 50%.
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