Congenital aneurysm of the left atrial wall in infancy.
A 5-month-old male infant with congenital left atrial aneurysm is reported. The youngest patient previously reported was 2 1/2 years old. This case is unusual because the patient was an infant and because of the degree of mitral insufficiency and acute cardiac decompensation observed in the patient.
Stone
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Department of Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46223.
Brown
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Canal
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Caldwell
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Hurwitz
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King
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D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D006325:Heart Atria; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications