Giant Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm or Pericardial Effusion: A Misleading Appearance on Echocardiography and a High Risk of Rupture
Saloua El-Karimi, Joumana Elmasrioui, Youssef Islah, Mohammed Eljamili, Mustapha Elhattaoui, Oualid Benfaddoul, Warda Chaja, Hicham Jalal
Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · pp. 90–95 · Published 3 May 2023
10.9734/ca/2023/v12i3329Abstract
Left atrial appendage (LAA) aneurysm or giant LAA is an uncommon condition. It could be discovered incidentally during echocardiography examination or in symptomatic patients presenting with tachycardia or embolic events. The giant LAA is a serious condition with a high embolic risk that can cause respiratory distress and even cardiac arrest in children. A conservative surgical approach based on resection of the LAA is recommended and is mostly safe. We report the case of a four-year-old girl presenting with a symptomatic giant LAA removed successfully. The echo-cardiographer must be aware of its appearance mimicking a pericardial effusion and focus on its possible association with other congenital lesions. There are several therapeutic strategies, all with proven efficacy and safety.
Cited by 0
No indexed citations yet.
Related research
- Atrial Function and Glutathione in Children with Iron Deficiency Anemia- Tanta-Egypt-2012 — shares topic coverage
- Evaluation of Right Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Pulsed Doppler Tissue Imaging — shares topic coverage
- An Unusual Cause of an Uncommon Condition: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis — shares topic coverage
- Pattern of Congenital Heart Disease among Libyan Children: A Single Centre Study — shares topic coverage
- Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV) with Mal-posed Great Vessels: A Challenge in a Developing World — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
0
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.