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Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm: Prenatal diagnosis and outcome of a rare cardiac abnormality
Author(s) -
Su Xiaoting,
Yang Feng,
Yu Dongmei,
He Xiangqin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.15002
Subject(s) - appendage , medicine , asymptomatic , abnormality , aneurysm , cardiology , atrial appendage , fetus , fetal echocardiography , gestation , prenatal diagnosis , radiology , pregnancy , atrial fibrillation , anatomy , genetics , sinus rhythm , psychiatry , biology
Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm is an extremely rare anomaly. It is seen at any time ranging from fetal to ninth decade of life. Patients with left atrial appendage aneurysm may be asymptomatic, or present with dyspnea, arrhythmias, thromboembolic phenomenon. We report a case of prenatal diagnosis at 26 weeks of gestation, postnatal management and outcome of left atrial appendage aneurysm.