Key result
Echocardiographic examination of an asymptomatic 4-year-old with a heart murmur revealed a rare giant left atrial appendage aneurysm compressing the left ventricle.
Why the study?
The authors aimed to present a rare case of an asymptomatic giant left atrial appendage aneurysm in a young child in light of current literature.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case report highlights a rare presentation of a giant congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm in an asymptomatic 4-year-old child.
May warrant consideration of giant LAA aneurysm in pediatric murmurs; extends sparse case reports but leaves management open.
Yakut K, Varan B, Erdoğan İ. Asymptomatic giant congenital left atrial aneurysm. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 117-119. Congenital aneurysm of the left atrial appendage can be caused by congenital dysplasia of the pectinate muscles and may be accompanied by a congenital absence of the pericardium. Symptoms generally manifest after two decades and the most common symptom is atrial arrhythmia in the form of atrial fibrillation / flutter. A four year-old patient with no symptoms underwent an echocardiographic examination for the investigation of a heart murmur. Echocardiographic examination revealed a large cystic lesion occupying the left hemithorax and compressing the left ventricle. The patient was referred to our center. The lesion caused displacement of the heart rightward behind the sternum which made the examination difficult. We aimed to present this rare case of giant left atrial appendage aneurysm in the light of current literature.
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Yakut et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Giant congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm (n=1). Echocardiographic examination was evaluated. Echocardiographic examination of an asymptomatic 4-year-old with a heart murmur revealed a rare giant left atrial appendage aneurysm compressing the left ventricle.
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