These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Congenital aneurysm of the left atrial appendage.
    Author: de la Fuente A, Urchaga A, Sánchez R, Fernández JL, Moriones I.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2008 Jun; 85(6):2139-40. PubMed ID: 18498847.
    Abstract:
    Aneurysm of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is very infrequent. We present the case of 24-year-old man in functional class I with atrial fibrillation but no other symptoms. Radiology showed an abnormality in the outline of the heart. Echocardiography revealed left appendage aneurysm. After median sternotomy, aneurysmectomy was performed under cardiopulmonary bypass without cross clamping. Atrial fibrillation ceased as soon as the aneurysm had been removed. There were no postoperative complications. Three months later the patient remained asymptomatic and in sinus rhythm.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]