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Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm diagnosed by fetal echocardiography
Author(s) -
Cho Min Jung,
Park Ji Ae,
Lee Hyoung Doo,
Choo Ki Seok,
Sung Si Chan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20630
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , aneurysm , fetus , atrial appendage , left atrium , fetal echocardiography , ultrasound , regurgitation (circulation) , atrioventricular valve , pregnancy , prenatal diagnosis , radiology , atrial fibrillation , ventricle , genetics , sinus rhythm , biology
A newborn infant was evaluated because of a large cystic mass adjacent to the left atrium on prenatal ultrasound. The diagnosis was an aneurysm of the left atrial appendage. Most cases of this rare lesion are recognized between the 2nd and 4th decades of life. The present case, however, was detected on fetal echocardiography. The patient showed significant mitral regurgitation caused by the compression of the left atrioventricular groove. Simple aneurysmectomy without mitral valvuloplasty was sufficient to relieve significant mitral regurgitation in this case. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010