Key result
Echo and CMR facilitate surgical management of a rare giant neonatal LAA aneurysm.
This case report highlights the rare presentation of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm in a neonate and the role of multimodality imaging in guiding surgical repair.
Supports multimodality imaging in rare neonatal left atrial appendage aneurysms; leaves open need for larger studies.
Giant aneurysm of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is a rare condition typically presenting in adulthood. This case report describes the investigations and surgical management of a giant LAA aneurysm in a neonate, emphasizing the role of echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative evaluation as well as challenges in surgical repair of this defect.
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Clarke et al. (2012) studied this question. Echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging facilitated the preoperative evaluation and surgical management of a rare giant left atrial appendage aneurysm in a neonate.
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