title: Congenital left atrial wall aneurysm in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
abstract: A congenital intrapericardial aneurysmal dilatation of the left atrial wall was found in a 28 year old man who presented with atrial fibrillation after a syncopal event. The patient had cutaneous manifestations of neurofibromatosis. The diagnosis was made by cross sectional echocardiography and confirmed by angiocardiography. Surgical excision of the aneurysm resolved the symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*