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Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm Secondary to Eccentric Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Author(s) -
Bilge Mehmet,
Yasar Ayse Saatci,
Bozkurt Mehmet,
Karakas Fatih,
Bilen Emine,
Yuksel Isa Oner
Publication year - 2009
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/j.1540-8175.2009.00990.x
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , mitral regurgitation , appendage , mitral valve , anatomy
Dilatation primarily confined to the left atrial appendage (LAA) is an unusual condition in nonrheumatic mitral valve disease. We report a case of 56‐year‐old male with a giant LAA secondary to ischemic severe mitral regurgitation without significant dilatation of the left atrial main chamber. The mitral regurgitation jet was directed toward the LAA, which we thought as the cause of disproportionate LAA enlargement. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 26, November 2009)