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Diagnosis of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm by contrast‐enhanced echocardiography: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Yanli Zhang,
Xiaocong Wang,
Liping Pei,
Yan Ma,
Wei Yu,
Shu Jiang
Publication year - 2020
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.22962
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombus , palpitations , cardiology , aneurysm , chest pain , embolization , radiology , myocardial infarction , atrial appendage , atrial fibrillation , sinus rhythm
Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a rare pathologic entity that can be congenital or, more frequently, acquired. Its complications include arrhythmias and thromboembolic events, palpitations, hiccups, chest pain, dyspnea, and myocardial infarction. LAAA can be isolated or associated with other congenital anomalies such as atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, anomalous renal artery, Noonan syndrome, and Hurler‐Scheie syndrome. We report a rare case of giant LAA with intra‐aneurysmal thrombus diagnosed by contrast‐enhanced echocardiography.