Congenital absence of left atrial appendage combined with type A Wolff‐Parkinson‐White syndrome diagnosed by multimodal imaging

We present a four-year-old female with an incidental finding of a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm who underwent surgical resection with excellent results. This case highlights the importance of multimodal imaging in the diagnosis and characterization of this rare condition.

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Therapeutic Dilemma of Natural Watchman: Congenital Absence of the Left Atrial Appendage

Case Reports in Cardiology ◽

10.1155/2018/7573425 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Phoo Pwint Nandar ◽

Asim Kichloo ◽

Thein Tun Aung ◽

Kevin D. Kravitz

Keyword(s):

Left Atrial ◽

Rare Case ◽

Left Atrial Appendage ◽

Incidental Finding ◽

Scientific Data ◽

Atrial Appendage ◽

Congenital Absence ◽

Cardiac Anomaly ◽

Congenital Cardiac Anomaly

Congenital absence of the left atrial appendage is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly which is usually an incidental finding. We present a rare case of congenital absence of the left atrial appendage in a 77-year-old female patient with atrial fibrillation, and we will discuss the role of anticoagulation in the patient with congenital absence of the left atrial appendage based on the scientific data and theoretic background.

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Congenital Absence of the Left Atrial Appendage

Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging ◽

10.1161/circimaging.112.975516 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 549-550 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Patrick Collier ◽

Joao L. Cavalcante ◽

Dermot Phelan ◽

Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan ◽

Arun Dahiya ◽

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Keyword(s):

Left Atrial ◽

Left Atrial Appendage ◽

Atrial Appendage ◽

Congenital Absence

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Congenital Absence of the Left Atrial Appendage: An Unexpected and Incidental Anomaly in a Patient with Multiple Cerebellar Infarctions

Chonnam Medical Journal ◽

10.4068/cmj.2018.54.2.133 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 54 (2) ◽

pp. 133 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Doohyuck Lee ◽

Dongmin Kim

Keyword(s):

Left Atrial ◽

Left Atrial Appendage ◽

Atrial Appendage ◽

Congenital Absence

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Role of Multimodal Cardiac Imaging in Diagnosing a Primary Intimal Sarcoma of the Left Atrial Appendage

Texas Heart Institute Journal ◽

10.14503/thij-16-5896 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 28-31

Author(s):

Kara L. Raphael ◽

Anthony P. Martinez ◽

Stephen D. Clements ◽

Ijeoma Isiadinso

Keyword(s):

Left Atrial ◽

Poor Prognosis ◽

Multimodal Imaging ◽

Left Atrial Appendage ◽

Atrial Appendage ◽

Cardiac Tumors ◽

Intimal Sarcoma ◽

Cardiac Masses ◽

Primary Cardiac Tumors

Primary cardiac tumors are rare, and most are benign. Intimal sarcomas are among the rarest of the malignant cardiac tumors; they are aggressive and associated with a poor prognosis. Whereas transesophageal echocardiography has been instrumental in evaluating cardiac masses, other imaging methods, such as cardiac magnetic resonance, have proved invaluable in accurately characterizing these masses. We present the case of a 49-year-old woman in whom we diagnosed a primary intimal sarcoma of the left atrial appendage, and we discuss the importance of multimodal imaging in the evaluation and diagnosis of cardiac masses.

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