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Date Published: 11/07/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55046/vjrnm.26.466.2016
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No. 26 (2016)
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Scientific research
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Le, T. T. L., Nguyen, K. V., & Nguyen, T. N. (2022). Giant left atrial appendage aneurysm with radiology: case report and literature. Vietnamese Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 26, 78-81. https://doi.org/10.55046/vjrnm.26.466.2016

Giant left atrial appendage aneurysm with radiology: case report and literature

Dr Le Thi Thuy Lien1, Dr Nguyen Khoi Viet1, Dr Nguyen To Ngan1
1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging - Bach Mai Hospital

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Abstract

We report a extremely rare case of 16-year-old boy with a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm. Patient‘s symptoms
are dyspnea and atrial tachyarrhythmia. The exact diagnosis is make by chest X-ray, echocardiography (transthoracic
and transoesophageal), magnetic resonance imaging, and multislice computer tomographic angiography. The patient
was successfully treated with surgical resection of the aneurysm. For its rarity, this case is reported and review about
literature of aneurysm of left atrial appendage. Because of dangerous of atrial aneurysm (dangerous fifth chamber
cardiac) with supraventricular arrhythmias and systemic thromboembolism, surgical resection is the best method to
avoid further complication and recurrence.

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Giant left atrial aneurysm

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