PMID- 36589491
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230103
IS  - 1930-0433 (Print)
IS  - 1930-0433 (Electronic)
IS  - 1930-0433 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 3
DP  - 2023 Mar
TI  - A giant left atrial appendage aneurysm with recurrent chest tightness and atrial 
      tachycardia: Multimodal imaging findings.
PG  - 805-808
LID - 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.062 [doi]
AB  - Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a rare cardiac anomaly that is usually 
      incidentally found in middle-aged patients. Though initially asymptomatic, LAAA 
      can cause some serious complications: atrial tachyarrhythmia, thromboembolism, 
      peripheral compression, and cardiac dysfunction. Multimodal imaging technologies, 
      especially echocardiography and computed tomography (CT) scanning play an 
      important role in the diagnosis of LAAA. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is 
      generally used for preliminary evaluation and diagnosis of the aneurysm. CT 
      scanning can further confirm the diagnosis by demonstrating the spatial structure 
      relationships and eliminating the possibility of other cardiac tumors. The 
      following case study pertains to a 54-year-old patient with recurrent chest 
      tightness and atrial tachycardia. The patient was diagnosed with a giant LAAA by 
      multimodal imaging technology, and the aneurysm was surgically removed under 
      cardiopulmonary bypass. After 4 years of follow-up, the patient reported living a 
      healthy life without chest discomfort, complications, or medication. Multimodal 
      imaging can provide important information for the diagnosis and treatment of left 
      atrial appendage aneurysms, and aneurysm resection can be an effective 
      therapeutic approach with a good long-term prognosis.
CI  - (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of 
      Washington.
FAU - Yan, Wei
AU  - Yan W
AD  - Department of Ultrasound, Wuhan Asia General Hospital, 300 Jiangcheng Ave, Wuhan 
      430056, China.
FAU - Xie, Yu
AU  - Xie Y
AD  - Department of Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou 
      University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
FAU - Cai, Peiwei
AU  - Cai P
AD  - Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University 
      Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
FAU - Ma, Xiaojing
AU  - Ma X
AD  - Department of Ultrasound, Wuhan Asia General Hospital, 300 Jiangcheng Ave, Wuhan 
      430056, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
DEP - 20221219
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Radiol Case Rep
JT  - Radiology case reports
JID - 101467888
PMC - PMC9794895
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Computed tomography
OT  - Echocardiography
OT  - Left atrial appendage aneurysm
OT  - Resection
EDAT- 2023/01/03 06:00
MHDA- 2023/01/03 06:01
PMCR- 2022/12/19
CRDT- 2023/01/02 03:59
PHST- 2022/10/27 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/11/22 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/11/23 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/01/02 03:59 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/01/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/01/03 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/12/19 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S1930-0433(22)01046-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.062 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Dec 19;18(3):805-808. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.062. 
      eCollection 2023 Mar.