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Aneurysm of the left atrial appendage

2002; Elsevier BV; Volume: 73; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03408-2

ISSN

1552-6259

Autores

Pablo Maria Alberto Pomerantzeff, Herbert Martin Freyre, Carlos Manuel de Almeida Brandão, Antônio Carlos Pereira Barreto, Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira,

Tópico(s)

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Resumo

We present the case of a 33-year-old woman with atrial tachyarrhythmias and chest pain. The transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated an intrapericardial liquid mass confirmed as an aneurysm of the left atrial appendage by a nuclear magnetic imaging study. Aneurysmectomy was performed with the assistance of cardiopulmonary bypass with a bilateral submammary skin incision and subsequent median sternotomy. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course. We suggest aneurysmectomy aided by cardiopulmonary bypass as a safer method of treatment for this rare cardiac anomaly.

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