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A 44-year-old woman presented with a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm causing acute cerebral infarction, which was confirmed by histopathology and Masson staining.
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Reports the largest known case of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm presenting with acute cerebral infarction in a 44-year-old woman.
Rare giant LAA aneurysm can cause stroke in young adults; extends sparse case reports but leaves management questions open.
Left atrial appendage aneurysm is an infrequent abnormality presenting as atrial tachyarrhythmias, progressive dyspnoea, atypical chest pain and systemic thromboembolism. Surgical excision is considered to prevent fatal complications, even in asymptomatic cases. We describe the case of a 44-year-old woman with a history of acute cerebral infarction caused by emboli from a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm, which is the largest one reported to date. Histopathology and Masson staining confirmed the final diagnosis.
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Jiang et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Left atrial appendage aneurysm (n=1). Left atrial appendage aneurysm was evaluated. A 44-year-old woman presented with a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm causing acute cerebral infarction, which was confirmed by histopathology and Masson staining.
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