A 13–year-old boy, who presented with a 4-year history of breathlessness and palpitation, was admitted with atrial fibrillation. Left atrial aneurysm was diagnosed with echocardiography and angiography. After excision of the aneurysm, the patient became asymptomatic and was in normal sinus rhythm.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
KruegerSKFerlichRMMooringPK. Left atrial aneurysm. Correlation of noninvasive with clinical and surgical findings: report of a case. Circulation1975;52:732–8.
2.
ReynoldsJLSt MartinMEIntrapericardial aneurysm of the left atrium. Use of echocardiography in diagnosis. J Pediatrics1977;91:75–7.
3.
PinamontiBAlbetiEButtignolGCristaldiACameriniF. Echocardiographic diagnosis of congenital left atrial aneurysm. Am Heart J1986;111:406–9.
4.
KadowakiMHBergerSShermetaDWArcillaRAKarpRB. Congenital left atrial aneurysm in an infant. J Pediatr Surg. 1989;24(3):306–8.
5.
ThadaniUWhitakerWWatsonDA. Congenital intrapericardial aneurysm of the left atrium. Thorax1975;30:102–8.
6.
HansenJFRyggIEfsenF. Intrapericardial left atrial aneurysm. Report of a case and review of the literature. Am Heart J1974;87:113–6.
7.
GullestadLFløgstadTNordstrandKSmithGSmithHFrøysakerTSimonsenS. Intrapericardial left atrial aneurysm diagnosed by transoesophageal echocardiography and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Eur Heart J. 1991;12(2): 277–9.
