Intrapericardial left atrial aneurysm diagnosed by transoesophageal echocardiography and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging.
A case of intrapericardial left atrial aneurysm is described in a 38-year-old woman, who presented with invalidating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The diagnosis was suspected by 2D-echocardiography, and confirmed by transoesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Chest X-ray, right and left ventricular and coronary angiography were normal. The aneurysm was surgically removed, and the patient has subsequently remained free from symptoms.
Gullestad
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Department of Cardiology, Rikshopitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Fløgstad
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T
Nordstrand
K
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Smith
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Smith
H
H
Frøysaker
T
T
Simonsen
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S
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery