Giant intrapericardial aneurysm of the left atrial appendage.
A young patient is reported with an aneurysm of the left atrial appendage having supraventricular arrhythmias and a period of chest pain accompanied by a rise in cardiac enzymes. Compression of the left anterior descending coronary artery by the aneurysm was felt to be responsible for the myocardial injury.
Frambach
P J
PJ
Department of Cardiology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Geskes
G G
GG
Cheriex
E C
EC
Wellens
H J
HJ
Penn
O C
OC
D000293:Adolescent; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology