Giant left atrial appendage: a rare anomaly

Wilhelmina M M Kuiten; Linda M de Heer; Egidius E H L van Aarnhem; Kevin Onsea; Lex A van Herwerden

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.038

Giant left atrial appendage: a rare anomaly

Wilhelmina M M Kuiten
, Linda M de Heer
, Egidius E H L van Aarnhem
, Kevin Onsea
, Lex A van Herwerden

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Abstract

A giant left atrial appendage is a rare congenital anomaly that has been reported on only a few occasions. We report two symptomatic patients with atrial fibrillation combined with a cerebellar infarct in one and dyspnea in the other. Both patients were treated surgically with resection of the giant left atrial appendage and radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation. Recognition of this uncommon pathology can lead to timely surgical intervention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1478-80
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	96
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.038
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Atrial Appendage
Humans
Male

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