PMID- 37636313
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230829
IS  - 2297-055X (Print)
IS  - 2297-055X (Electronic)
IS  - 2297-055X (Linking)
VI  - 10
DP  - 2023
TI  - Left atrial appendage aneurysm in pediatrics: Case study and literature review.
PG  - 1211619
LID - 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1211619 [doi]
LID - 1211619
AB  - Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a rare cardiac pathology that is often 
      identified in adulthood. There are a myriad of presentations related to atrial 
      appendage enlargement, but most are asymptomatic. Pediatric cases of LAAA are 
      extremely rare. We report a case of an incidental giant LAAA found in a healthy 
      6-year-old boy. He was successfully treated with surgical resection. A review of 
      the literature shows that the presentation of LAAA in pediatrics likely involves 
      cardiac or respiratory symptoms but can also be incidental findings. Similar to 
      adults, diagnosis requires cardiac imaging, with echocardiography being the 
      mainstay. Surgical intervention is indicated in symptomatic and most asymptomatic 
      patients to prevent complications. More research is warranted into the optimal 
      timing of surgery and alternative surgical approaches for complex cases.
CI  - (c) 2023 Norozi, Subasri, Diaz and Honjo.
FAU - Norozi, Kambiz
AU  - Norozi K
AD  - Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
AD  - Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, London Health 
      Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
AD  - Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Research Laboratory, London Health Sciences Centre, 
      London, ON, Canada.
AD  - Children Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
AD  - Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
FAU - Subasri, Mathushan
AU  - Subasri M
AD  - Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, London Health 
      Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
AD  - Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Research Laboratory, London Health Sciences Centre, 
      London, ON, Canada.
AD  - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
FAU - Diaz, Luis Altamirano
AU  - Diaz LA
AD  - Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
AD  - Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, London Health 
      Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
AD  - Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Research Laboratory, London Health Sciences Centre, 
      London, ON, Canada.
AD  - Children Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.
FAU - Honjo, Osami
AU  - Honjo O
AD  - Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
DEP - 20230810
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Cardiovasc Med
JT  - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine
JID - 101653388
PMC - PMC10449248
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - case report
OT  - left atrial appendage aneurysm
OT  - literature review
OT  - pediatric cardiac surgery
OT  - pediatric cardiology
COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any 
      commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential 
      conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/08/28 06:43
MHDA- 2023/08/28 06:44
PMCR- 2023/01/01
CRDT- 2023/08/28 04:34
PHST- 2023/04/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/07/28 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/08/28 06:44 [medline]
PHST- 2023/08/28 06:43 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/08/28 04:34 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1211619 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Aug 10;10:1211619. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1211619. 
      eCollection 2023.