Key result
Two newborns present with rare left atrial appendage aneurysm carrying serious complications.
Why the study?
Left atrial appendage aneurysm is an extremely rare cardiac anomaly with serious complications that is rarely diagnosed in childhood.
Highlights the rare occurrence and diagnosis of left atrial appendage aneurysm in the neonatal period.
Warrants consideration of LAA aneurysm in neonates with atrial masses or thrombi; leaves open natural history and management.
Left atrial appendage aneurysm is an extremely rare cardiac anomaly with serious complications. It is rarely diagnosed in childhood. Herein, we reported two newborns diagnosed with left atrial appendage aneurysm.
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Atasayan et al. (2023) studied this question. Left atrial appendage aneurysm, an extremely rare cardiac anomaly with serious complications, was diagnosed and reported in two newborn patients.
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