Left atrial appendage aneurysm and atrial arrhythmias
Chirurgia, vol.20, no.5, pp.233-234, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 20 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2007
- Journal Name: Chirurgia
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.233-234
- Keywords: Appendage aneurysm, Arrhythmias, Left atrium
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Left atrial appendage (LAA) aneurysms are extremely rare. We present 68-year-old female suffered from giant aneurysm of the left atrial appendage and long standing history of atrial arrhythmias. We performed transesophageal echocardiogram that exposed a left atrial appendage aneurysm 9 x 6 x 3 cm in size and electrophysiologic study showing inducible nonsustained atrial foci of dysrhythmia arising from the left atrium, which quickly degenerated into atrial fibrillation. The case was successfully treated with resection of the aneurysm.