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Left atrial appendage aneurysm enlarged in the neonatal period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2022

Naoto Yamashita Open the ORCID record for Naoto Yamashita [Opens in a new window] ,
Masako Harada  and
Hiroshi Moritake
Naoto Yamashita*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatrics, Department of Developmental and Urological-Reproductive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Masako Harada
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatrics, Department of Developmental and Urological-Reproductive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Hiroshi Moritake
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatrics, Department of Developmental and Urological-Reproductive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
*
Author for correspondence: Naoto Yamashita, Division of Pediatrics, Department of Developmental and Urological-Reproductive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan. Tel: +81-985-85-0989. E-mails: naoto_yamashita@med.miyazaki-u.ac.jp (primary); split.under.red.stalk.naoto716@gmail.com
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Abstract

We describe a newborn with a congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm. The aneurysm size did not change prenatally. However, it rapidly enlarged after birth. MRI was useful for assessing the aneurysm extent and exact size, and for diagnosis. Respiratory distress and feeding difficulties appeared, and surgery was performed. These symptoms disappeared post-operatively. The patient is alive without complications or recurrence.

Keywords

Left atrial appendage aneurysmneonatefetal echocardiography

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 33 , Issue 8 , August 2023 , pp. 1433 - 1435
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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