title: Aneurysm of the left atrium.
abstract: A case of aneurysm of the body of the left atrium is reported. Diagnosis of this condition should be considered in patients presenting with supraventricular tachyarrhythmia and a mass on the left side of the heart. Surgery to remove the aneurysm is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: No. 1 Teaching Hospital, Xian Medical University, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Q H
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Doty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed